Johannesburg – “Critical but stable” was the phrase that defined much of 2013 in South Africa.

During multiple stays in hospital it was the only phrase used by the government to describe Nelson Mandela’s health, the only clue about the status of a man revered by millions.

Although so vague as to be meaningless, it was readily repeated by a media desperately trying to slake intense public interest in Mandela’s health.
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