Times of India | Mandela discharged from hospital: South African government Times of India He was in hospital briefly in early March for a check-up and was hospitalised in December for nearly three weeks with a lung infection and after surgery to remove gallstones. Mandela stepped down as president in 1999 and has not been politically active ... Nelson Mandela discharged from hospital Nelson Mandela is stable: Zuma Mandela's condition improving steadily |