Media treatment of Mandela 'racist' says angry daughter

Press intrusion condemned by Makaziwe Mandela as Obama arrives in South Africa

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BARACK OBAMA travels to South Africa today and the question on everyone's lips is whether he will meet his hero, Nelson Mandela.

The 94-year-old former South African president remains in a critical condition in a Pretoria hospital and the US president has stated that he will be guided by the wishes of Mandela's family over a visit.

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