Makaziwe Mandela calls urgent family meeting

She is accompanied by her sister Zenani and Madiba's grandson Ndaba as well as Public Service and Administration Minister Lindiwe Sisulu.

UDM leader Bantu Holomisa arrived earlier on a separate flight. It is understood that such a meeting takes place in the Xhosa culture when a family member is critically ill.

On Sunday, the Presidency said that Madiba's health had deteriorated and that he was in critical condition.

There's been no update on Mandela's condition since then.

In the meantime, media presence has continue to grow at the Pretoria hospital where Madiba is being treated.

Well-wishers have turned the security wall of the hospital into a miniature art gallery since the celebrated anti-apartheid icon was admitted to the facility earlier this month.

This is the fourth admission and one of Mandela’s longest hospital stays since December last year.

Source: Sabc.co.za