Nelson Mandela is making 'slow but steady' progress back to health, although he remains critically ill, according to the South African President.

The 95-year-old former president and anti-apartheid icon has been in hospital for more than two months, with a recurring lung infection.

Mandela's family have said he's 'now breathing normally', and he's 'not going anywhere anytime soon'.

Doctors have managed to contain his lung infection by draining fluid from his lungs.