Mandela putting up 'courageous fight'

The family of ailing former South African President Nelson Mandela has told the South African Broadcasting Corporation in an interview that the liberation struggle icon is not "doing well" but is continuing to put up a courageous fight from his "deathbed."

His daughter, Makaziwe Mandela, told SABC television news: "Tata is still with us, strong, courageous. Even for a lack of a better word... on his 'deathbed' he is teaching us lessons; lessons in patience, in love, lessons of tolerance. (AP)