A 12-year-old South African boy who became an icon in Africa’s struggle against HIV/Aids was in a critical, but stable, condition in a Johannesburg hospital on Tuesday, his foster mother said. Nkosi Johnson, who has been praised by former South African President Nelson Mandela, was rushed to hospital after suffering seizures linked to the disease overnight. Johnson suffered brain damage last month as Aids spread through his frail body. He has since been cared for at home but unable to communicate or feed himself. The schoolboy became a leading public figure in the fight against HIV/Aids in 1997 after a group of parents opposed his admission to a school in a well-to-do Johannesburg suburb because of his HIV status. One in 10 South Africans – or 4,2 million of the country’s people – live with the disease. – Reuters