Mandela 'making steady progress'
Nelson Mandela is "making steady progress," after treatment for gallstones and a lung infection, a South African government spokesman has confirmed. The 94-year-old was hospitalised for three weeks in December 2012.
Mandela spent nearly three weeks in hospital
Nelson Mandela left hospital after almost three weeks of treatment for a lung infection and gallstones.
Despite the 94-year-old's health problems, his work to change South Africa is continuing through his family.
The former president set his grandson, Mandla Mandela, the task of transforming the tribal land in the Eastern Cape that he still calls home.
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Nelson Mandela leaves hospital to be treated at home
The 94-year-old will receive home care in Johannesburg after nearly three weeks of hospital treatment for gallstones and a lung infection.
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Nelson Mandela treated for lung infection
Former South African president Nelson Mandela is in hospital in Pretoria suffering from a lung infection.