Former South African president Nelson Mandela was discharged and left the hospital after being treated for an acute respiratory infection. Mandela, 92, was admitted to hospital on Wednesday. The admission sparked fears about the health of the icon of the struggle against apartheid, which was the first black president of South Africa and is revered inside and outside the country as a symbol of reconciliation and hope.
"Madiba's fine," said Vice President Kgalema Motlanthe, referring to Mandela's clan name. "Okay. OK is in good spirits. He joked with us. " The surgeon general of South Africa said Mandela was stable and was discharged after being treated for an acute respiratory infection. "No need to panic or try to see what we're saying.
For a person of 92 years, we are surprised every day with their resilience, "said Vejayanand Ramlakan. Mandela arrived home in the suburb of Houghton, Johannesburg, in a military ambulance, escorted by several police vehicles. Ramlakan said Mandela would continue to receive medical treatment at home, without giving more details of his illness.
A source close to former president said he was recovering from a collapsed lung. A Nelson Mandela was diagnosed with tuberculosis in the late 1980's when he was in prison and then underwent an eye operation. In 2001 he was treated for prostate cancer. He was freed in 1990 after spending 27 years in prison.
Mandela has not been seen in public since the World Cup final in July last year, when waved briefly from a golf cart. 
"Madiba's fine," said Vice President Kgalema Motlanthe, referring to Mandela's clan name. "Okay. OK is in good spirits. He joked with us. " The surgeon general of South Africa said Mandela was stable and was discharged after being treated for an acute respiratory infection. "No need to panic or try to see what we're saying.
For a person of 92 years, we are surprised every day with their resilience, "said Vejayanand Ramlakan. Mandela arrived home in the suburb of Houghton, Johannesburg, in a military ambulance, escorted by several police vehicles. Ramlakan said Mandela would continue to receive medical treatment at home, without giving more details of his illness.
A source close to former president said he was recovering from a collapsed lung. A Nelson Mandela was diagnosed with tuberculosis in the late 1980's when he was in prison and then underwent an eye operation. In 2001 he was treated for prostate cancer. He was freed in 1990 after spending 27 years in prison.
Mandela has not been seen in public since the World Cup final in July last year, when waved briefly from a golf cart.
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