Johannesburg
Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela came home from a hospital in South Africa on Friday after treatment with acute respiratory tract infection, the nation's surgeon general said.
92-year-old former president left the hospital in the procession, which included an ambulance in the middle.
The doctors are pleased with his recovery and will continue treatment at home, "said VJ Ramlakan, the surgeon general.
"We remember that he suffered from tuberculosis and had respiratory infections," said Ramlakan. "It's not as mobile as before. And in recent years has been favored by the movement."
Ramlakan manages Mandela said that "the difficulties of old age with the greatest grace."
Mandela was taken to hospital in Johannesburg on Wednesday in Cape Town, where he was on vacation.
Reports that he was in the hospital raised concerns about the world.
Southern Africa, city officials urged calm, saying Mandela "suffers from problems common to the people of his age."
"Clinically, there is no need to panic," said Kgalema Motlanthe, vice-president. "Mandela is suffering from ... conditions have evolved over the years. You may remember that he suffered from tuberculosis, while on Robben Island and has a history of respiratory infections."
Mandela was imprisoned for decades, Robben Island off Cape Town.
The former president rarely makes public appearances.
His last appearance was at the closing ceremonies of the World Cup in South Africa during the summer. He has just published a new memoir, "Conversations with myself."
The Nobel Peace has spent 27 years in prison after being convicted of sabotage and attempting to overthrow the government under the apartheid regime in South Africa of old.
He was released in 1990 and served as president four years later.
Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela came home from a hospital in South Africa on Friday after treatment with acute respiratory tract infection, the nation's surgeon general said.
92-year-old former president left the hospital in the procession, which included an ambulance in the middle.
The doctors are pleased with his recovery and will continue treatment at home, "said VJ Ramlakan, the surgeon general.
"We remember that he suffered from tuberculosis and had respiratory infections," said Ramlakan. "It's not as mobile as before. And in recent years has been favored by the movement."
Ramlakan manages Mandela said that "the difficulties of old age with the greatest grace."
Mandela was taken to hospital in Johannesburg on Wednesday in Cape Town, where he was on vacation.
Reports that he was in the hospital raised concerns about the world.
Southern Africa, city officials urged calm, saying Mandela "suffers from problems common to the people of his age."
"Clinically, there is no need to panic," said Kgalema Motlanthe, vice-president. "Mandela is suffering from ... conditions have evolved over the years. You may remember that he suffered from tuberculosis, while on Robben Island and has a history of respiratory infections."
Mandela was imprisoned for decades, Robben Island off Cape Town.
The former president rarely makes public appearances.
His last appearance was at the closing ceremonies of the World Cup in South Africa during the summer. He has just published a new memoir, "Conversations with myself."
The Nobel Peace has spent 27 years in prison after being convicted of sabotage and attempting to overthrow the government under the apartheid regime in South Africa of old.
He was released in 1990 and served as president four years later.