Former president Nelson Mandela is making a remarkable recovery in hospital, his daughter Zindzi Mandela-Motlhajwa said on Thursday.
"I would like to assure you, though I may not be a medical doctor, that Tata is making remarkable progress and we look forward to having him back at home soon," she said.
"I often tease him, saying 'our father who art in Houghton'. We would like to have him there , not in hospital."
She was speaking at the Union Buildings, in Pretoria, after being handed a replica of Mandela's smart ID card by former president Thabo Mbeki.
"It's such an honour to receive this historical gift on behalf of Tata. I admire him not only as my father, but as my comrade and my leader for the courageous fight he was part of with the against the unjust pass laws."
"Today marks this historic event in terms of the recognition of our citizenship and the restoration of the dignity of the majority of our people who were denied and stripped of this dignity," she said.
The home affairs department issued Mandela's a smart ID card, as the ailing statesman celebrated his 95th birthday on Thursday.
Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor said the transformation from the ID book to the high tech ID card was symbolic of South Africa's expedition in the democratic dispensation.
Mandela making remarkable progress: Zindzi
"I would like to assure you, though I may not be a medical doctor, that Tata is making remarkable progress and we look forward to having him back at home soon," she said.
"I often tease him, saying 'our father who art in Houghton'. We would like to have him there , not in hospital."
She was speaking at the Union Buildings, in Pretoria, after being handed a replica of Mandela's smart ID card by former president Thabo Mbeki.
"It's such an honour to receive this historical gift on behalf of Tata. I admire him not only as my father, but as my comrade and my leader for the courageous fight he was part of with the against the unjust pass laws."
"Today marks this historic event in terms of the recognition of our citizenship and the restoration of the dignity of the majority of our people who were denied and stripped of this dignity," she said.
The home affairs department issued Mandela's a smart ID card, as the ailing statesman celebrated his 95th birthday on Thursday.
Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor said the transformation from the ID book to the high tech ID card was symbolic of South Africa's expedition in the democratic dispensation.
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