(10 Jul 2013) SHOTLIST
AP TELEVISION
1. Zwelibanzi Dalindyebo, King of Thembu tribe, and entourage approaching the Union Buildings, seat of South African government
2. Dalindyebo entering building
3. Various of Dalindyebo and entourage inside reception, signing petition to be handed to South African President Jacob Zuma
4. Media cutaway
5. Dalindyebo surrounded by media
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Zwelibanzi Dalindyebo, King of Thembu tribe:
"Madiba (clan name for Mandela) is looking good according to me. And he hasn't been talking, but I got some good gestures from him. He hasn't been able to smile, I did get that little smile from his face, which I appreciated very much, it was a blessing for me."
7. Wide of Dalindyebo speaking
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Zwelibanzi Dalindyebo, King of Thembu tribe:
(In response to a question about Winnie Madikizela Mandela, Nelson Mandela's ex wife) "She was very grateful and very happy. She felt strengthened, she felt stronger than before and so much encouraged. They are keeping Madiba in a good condition, they are doing so much to keep him alive."
9. Wide of Dalindyebo leaving the Union Buildings
STORYLINE
The King of the Thembu tribe, which includes Nelson Mandela's clan, told reporters on Wednesday that the former South African president was "looking good", although unable to talk.
Zwelibanzi Dalindyebo visited Mandela on Tuesday in the Pretoria hospital where he has been receiving treatment for the past month for a recurring lung infection.
Mandela is said to be "critical but stable" according to official statements issued by the South African presidency.
"He hasn't been talking, but I got some good gestures from him," said King Dalindyebo.
"He hasn't been able to smile, I did get that little smile from his face, which I appreciated very much indeed, it was a blessing for me," he added.
King Dalindyebo also spoke about Winnie Madikizela Mandela, Nelson Mandela's ex wife.
"She was very grateful and very happy. She felt strengthened, she felt stronger than before and so much encouraged," he said.
"They are keeping Madiba in a good condition, they are doing so much to keep him alive," he continued.
Mandela is said to be "critical but stable" according to official statements issued by the South African presidency.
He was hospitalised on 8 June condition for a recurring lung infection.
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