Mandela Discharged From Hospital, in Critical Condition

Nelson Mandela, the former South African president who led the struggle against apartheid, has been discharged from the hospital.

“His team of doctors are convinced that he will receive the same level of intensive care at his Houghton home that he received in Pretoria,” the South African presidency said in an e-mailed statement today. “His home has been reconfigured to allow him to receive intensive care there. The health-care personnel providing care at his home are the very same who provided care to him in hospital.”