<p>Nelson Mandela has made "dramatic progress," and may be going home "anytime soon," said his daughter Zindzi on the eve of his 95th birthday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"I visited him yesterday and he was watching television with headphones," said Zindzi Mandela in an interview with Britain's Sky TV. "He gave us a huge smile and raised his hand ... He responds with his eyes and his hands."<br /><br />Mandela is gaining "energy and strength," said his daughter. "I should think he will be going home anytime soon."<br /><br />The latest description by Zindzi, who is one of Mandela's daughters by his second wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, is a significant improvement from court documents filed by the family earlier this month which said he was on life support and near death.<br />Mandela has been in a Pretoria hospital since June 8 and officials say his condition is critical but stable.<br /><br />The news of the improvement in Mandela's health will boost his supporters in South Africa and around the world who are preparing to celebrate his 95th birthday tomorrow, a day declared by the United Nations as a way to recognise the Nobel Prize winner's contribution to reconciliation.<br /><br />Interest in Nelson Mandela International Day has ignited as a result of the former South African president's hospitalisation in Pretoria and people find ways to honour his ideals.</p>
<p>Nelson Mandela has made "dramatic progress," and may be going home "anytime soon," said his daughter Zindzi on the eve of his 95th birthday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"I visited him yesterday and he was watching television with headphones," said Zindzi Mandela in an interview with Britain's Sky TV. "He gave us a huge smile and raised his hand ... He responds with his eyes and his hands."<br /><br />Mandela is gaining "energy and strength," said his daughter. "I should think he will be going home anytime soon."<br /><br />The latest description by Zindzi, who is one of Mandela's daughters by his second wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, is a significant improvement from court documents filed by the family earlier this month which said he was on life support and near death.<br />Mandela has been in a Pretoria hospital since June 8 and officials say his condition is critical but stable.<br /><br />The news of the improvement in Mandela's health will boost his supporters in South Africa and around the world who are preparing to celebrate his 95th birthday tomorrow, a day declared by the United Nations as a way to recognise the Nobel Prize winner's contribution to reconciliation.<br /><br />Interest in Nelson Mandela International Day has ignited as a result of the former South African president's hospitalisation in Pretoria and people find ways to honour his ideals.</p>