World | Nelson Mandela Mandela's Condition Turns Critical President says condition has deteriorated in past 24 hours By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Jun 23, 2013 3:14 PM CDT Copied A file photo of Nelson Madela in April 2013, (AP Photo/SABC TV) The South African presidency says the health condition of Nelson Mandela has become critical. The office of President Jacob Zuma said that the president had visited the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader this evening and was informed by the medical team that Mandela's condition had become critical in the past 24 hours. Zuma says in a statement that the doctors are "doing everything possible to get his condition to improve." Read These Next Mark Sanchez hospitalized after stabbing. Noem, Pritzker clash after agents shoot woman in Chicago. A Delta flight got wild with an allegedly unruly passenger. A naughty rabbit kicked off the 51st season of Saturday Night Live. Report an error