Mandela 'improving but still serious'

South Africans continued to watch and wait as Nelson Mandela remained in hospital for a fifth day on Wednesday. President Jacob Zuma, speaking on national television on Tuesday night, said he was "sure, knowing him as I do, he's a good fighter and he'll be with us very soon".

Nelson Mandela is boxing again, if only in art. A five-metre tall steel sculpture, based on Bob Gosani's 1953 photograph of the great man sparring with boxer Jerry Moloi, has been unveiled in downtown Johannesburg, outside the Magistrate's Courts where Mandela often represented clients as a lawyer.

The newly refurbished Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory will soon be officially opened for South Africans and visitors to the country to explore and enjoy the legacy of the life and times of Nelson Mandela.

Multiple images of Nelson Mandela will appear in Paris from 29 May to 6 July as part of the France-South Africa Seasons 2012 and 2013, which aims to celebrate Mandela's relationship with the people of France and breathe fresh life into a story well told.