File photo taken on July 11, 2010 shows the former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela (L) attending the closing ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa in Johannesburg, South Africa. Former South African President Nelson Mandela is in "serious but stable" condition after being taken to a hospital to be treated for a lung infection, the government said Saturday, prompting an outpouring of concern from admirers of a man who helped to end white racist rule. [Wang Yuguo/Xinhua]