People gather outside Nelson Mandela's house to pray for him in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 2, 2013. South Africans are ready to celebrate the 95th birthday of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela who has been hospitalized for more than three weeks for a recurring lung infection, President Jacob Zuma said. Zuma said Mandela "is still critical but stable" in a Pretoria hospital where he was admitted on June 8. (Xinhua/Li Qihua)
A garland of flowers is seen outside Nelson Mandela's house in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 2, 2013. South Africans are ready to celebrate the 95th birthday of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela who has been hospitalized for more than three weeks for a recurring lung infection, President Jacob Zuma said. Zuma said Mandela "is still critical but stable" in a Pretoria hospital where he was admitted on June 8. (Xinhua/Li Qihua)
A resident drives a car decorated with Nelson Mandela's portraits outside Mandela's house in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 2, 2013. South Africans are ready to celebrate the 95th birthday of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela who has been hospitalized for more than three weeks for a recurring lung infection, President Jacob Zuma said. Zuma said Mandela "is still critical but stable" in a Pretoria hospital where he was admitted on June 8. (Xinhua/Li Qihua)
A resident presents flowers outside Nelson Mandela's house in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 2, 2013. South Africans are ready to celebrate the 95th birthday of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela who has been hospitalized for more than three weeks for a recurring lung infection, President Jacob Zuma said. Zuma said Mandela "is still critical but stable" in a Pretoria hospital where he was admitted on June 8. (Xinhua/Li Qihua)
A woman and her daughter take a painting which drawn by the child and her friends to present to Nelson Mandela outside Mandela's house in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 2, 2013. South Africans are ready to celebrate the 95th birthday of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela who has been hospitalized for more than three weeks for a recurring lung infection, President Jacob Zuma said. Zuma said Mandela "is still critical but stable" in a Pretoria hospital where he was admitted on June 8. (Xinhua/Li Qihua)