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A worker passes nearby a banner with well-wishing messages left for former South African President Nelson Mandela on July 19, 2013 outside the Medi Clinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria. Mandela’s health is “steadily improving”, South Africa’s presidency said on July 18 as the anti-apartheid legend has spent his 95th birthday in hospital. Children in schools around the country kicked off the celebrations by singing “Happy Birthday” to Mandela.The United Nations declared the Nobel Peace laureate’s birthday Mandela Day in 2010, but for many this year it takes on extra poignancy. AFP PHOTO / STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN