Health condition of the first black president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela still affects everybody's feeling. July 18 will be his 95-year-old's birthday, and every year this day is also defined by the United Nations as "Nelson Mandela International Day". Whether Mandela can survive this birthday let the world worried. The South African government and the hospital have said, they will try to save the life of Nelson Mandela. Foreign media also focus on this heavyweight of the South African and even the whole world. They speculate that once Mandela died, what impact would have in Africa.

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Office of the President of South Africa made a statement on the 25th, Mandela's health condition is still not improved. Health care workers continue to try their best in curing him. South African President Jacob Zuma called on South Africans to make this year's "Nelson Mandela International Day" the biggest one and organize many charitable activities across the country. Meanwhile, Zuma urged the media and the public " to give the necessary privacy and dignity to Mandela and his family in the most difficult moments"

U.S. President Barack Obama will visit South Africa this month from 28^th to 30^th. The South African media said Obama's trip might be canceled or changed once Mandela was died. However, South African President Jacob Zuma on the 24th told the media that Obama's trip would not change because of Mandela's health problems. The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation in South African also said on the 25th, "We will continue to pray for Mandela, but we must also need to realize that Mandela is getting older day by day, his health has some problem right now, but, I think, If he knew that the lives of South Africans stopped because of his illness, he would be very unhappy. " It is reported that Obama's itinerary in South Africa not include visiting Mandela.