Nelson Mandela discharged from hospital

Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been discharged from hospital after routine tests and is doing well, the government said today.

The spokesman for South Africa's President says Nelson Mandela has been discharged from hospital and has returned to his home in Johannesburg.

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Presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj said in a statement Sunday that doctors had completed a "successful" medical examination of the 94-year-old Mandela and that he is "well."

The former President and anti-apartheid leader was admitted to a hospital in Pretoria on Saturday.

Mandela was hospitalized for nearly three weeks in December. At that time, he was treated for a lung infection and had a surgical procedure to remove gallstones.