Mandela discharged from hospital after tests
Nelson Mandela pictured on June 17, 2010. By Siphiwe Sibeko (Pool/AFP/File)
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – Global peace icon Nelson Mandela was discharged on Sunday after an overnight hospitalisation for a “scheduled medical checkup”, the president’s office said.
“Former President Nelson Mandela this afternoon returned to his Johannesburg home following successful tests at a medical facility in Pretoria,” presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj said in a statement.
