Mandela improving and may return home soon
"This is a tragedy."
His father, Nelson Mandela, also expressed his sadness on Tuesday at the news, saying it was a tragedy and that his son was likely to have come back to work soon.
"This is a tragedy," he said during an interview with the BBC's John Humphrys.
"Of course, we appreciate that this is very difficult for you father and mother.
"You will not believe what this has become. He won his war."
The announcement came hours before the president and the widow of the late Nelson Mandela gave a joint interview, on which he confirmed that Mandela would come home to South Africa as he should not require medical treatment.
"He has to recover from this trauma and that is his duty. It was inevitable that he would be there, because he is an outstanding man," he said.
He said he would not be sending his son to Germany where he had been staying, as this was not the place for such an important personal and political person.
There is speculation that he could then return home to the democratic state of Zimbabwe to spend some time there.
In January, the president and his family were given a Christmas present of a white Christmas. Mandela's wife and son were also given Christmas presents but said they did not want the visit to be seen as a celebration of life.
At the time, Mandela himself told the BBC that he had intended to stay in South Africa because, as a human rights activist, he believed in political transformation and in the future of the country.
The death toll in the unrest has now surged to around 500.
On Monday, there was another fatal incident of violence that killed two of Mandela's bodyguards during a security raid, allegedly carried out to enforce the state's release of nine political prisoners at the end of December.
Security forces have repeatedly used excessive force, especially against unarmed demonstrators, and have in turn blamed activists of opposing the government for the unrest.
The authorities say about 3,000 people have died in the protests.
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Qld Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk has called on Senator George Christensen to step down from the Senate and contest the state's seat in June's federal election.
Ms Palaszczuk, who is standing for re-election to the Queensland Parliament, said Senator Christensen "can no longer be a partner in the Turnbull government's agenda on gender equality and diversity".
In a statement, Senator Christensen said he would seek the support of his family and all of Queensland "to support my political agenda and to support me in my bid to be able to stand for election in June".
The comments come after an extraordinary press conference where Senator Christensen accused some critics of having "betrayed" him over his marriage to a woman he met online.
He also confirmed he was a "sister" of Senator Rachel Siewert-Jorgenson, while she is a former member of the party's women's program committee, and in 2010, two years before their marriage, Senator Christensen helped finance a fundraiser for Senator Siewert-Jorgenson on behalf of an election campaign committee.
Senator Christensen's brother, Michael, also stepped down from the senator's position in Queensland earlier this week for reasons he did not explain, as he has since said he "felt some of the negative things in the media".
Mr Christensen, who first announced his Senate campaign in April, said he had no intention of losing the seat, and described it as the biggest party election in Queensland in living memory, but added that he had no plans to be at the party convention in September.
"My commitment to Queensland is to stay there and see it through," Senator Christensen said. "And when I decide it is time to stand down, it will be as a Queensland Liberal."
Senator Christensen said he would continue to campaign in Brisbane and the seat of Wentworth would be the party's "top priority".
"I will continue to spend my time raising money for parties and candidates I believe in, and for other events in Queensland that I think are appropriate," Senator Christensen said.
Queensland Liberal Party Queensland president David Leyonhjelm said he was "very disappointed" and worried the senator would campaign for the party but said he had not spoken to him personally.
"I hope it is an opportunity he will enjoy again, but it's not like that's been confirmed yet," Mr Leyonhjelm said.
A source close to Senator Christensen said he was determined to run again, saying he did not "have the financial resources to do it all."
Senator Christensen is a dual Australian-Australian citizen. He was elected to th
