Mandela leaves hospital

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – South Africa’s
anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela was
Sunday discharged from hospital where
he has been treated since June 8 for a
recurring respiratory illness, the
presidency said.
“Former President Nelson Mandela has
this morning, 1 September 2013, been
discharged from the Pretoria hospital
where he has been receiving treatment,”
said a statement.
It is said his condition “remains critical
and is at times unstable.”
An ambulance with police escort was
seen arriving at his suburban home, north
of Johannesburg, shortly after 0900 GMT.
Officials said the 95-year-old will receive
the same intensive care from his
Johannesburg home.
“If there are health conditions that
warrant another admission to hospital in
future, this will be done.”
President Jacob Zuma’s office said the
elderly statesman has been treated by “a
large medical team from the military,
academia, private sector and other public
health spheres.”