Mandela released from hospital
2013-03-10 16:42
Johannesburg - Former president Nelson Mandela has been discharged
from hospital, says the presidency.
"Nelson Mandela has this afternoon [on Sunday]
returned to his Johannesburg home following a successful medical examination at
a Pretoria hospital," spokesperson Mac Maharaj said in a statement on
Sunday.
"The doctors have completed the tests... He is well
and as before, his health remains under the management of the medical
team."
The 94-year-old was admitted to a Pretoria hospital on
Saturday for a scheduled check-up and he spent the night there.
Maharaj said the check-up had been to manage existing
condition that came at his age.
In December, Mandela underwent an operation to remove
gallstones and to treat a recurring lung infection.
He was then placed under home-based high care at his
Houghton home.
The presidency said in January that Madiba had made a full
recovery from the surgery and continued to improve.
Former president Mandela has a long history of lung
problems, dating back to the time when he was a political prisoner on Robben
Island during apartheid. He contracted tuberculosis in jail.
- SAPA
