South African government deny Nelson Mandela is in vegetative state after court papers claims doctors advised family to turn life support off EIGHT DAYS ago as three of his children's remains are reburied

There is still talk about whether  or not Nelson Mandela life support should be keep on or not, according to the Daily mail,  Doctors advised Nelson Mandela's (left) family that his life support should be turned off because he was in a 'permanent vegetative state', court documents have revealed. The revelation from members of the former president's family came as part of a dispute over the remains of three of his children, which were reburied at their original family plot today (centre and inset) after his grandson Mandla had switched their location.