Nelson Mandela discharged from hospital: South African govt Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been discharged from hospital, ending a nearly three-week stay during which he was treated for a lung infection and had surgery to remove gallstones, the government said on Wednesday. ...  
05:10 AM, Dec 27, 2012

Nelson Mandela's health is improving, but to stay in hospital South Africa's presidency says former leader Nelson Mandela, who has been in a hospital since December 8, is looking better and in good spirits. Presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj said on December 26 that 94-year-old Mandela's condition "remains as it was yesterday." ...  
06:11 PM, Dec 26, 2012