Night vigil for Nelson Mandela

JOHANNESBURG — Members of South African opposition Congress of the People (Cope) held a night vigil at the Pretoria Hospital on Christmas eve to pray for former President Nelson Mandela’s speedy recovery, the party said yesterday.

The hospital’s staff and patients were among those who joined Cope members in the event, said councillor Preddy Mothopeng.

“We prayed, sang both Christmas and revolutionary songs with candles, while we wished him and others (patients) a speedy recovery, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,” said Mothopeng.

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