Former President Nelson
Mandela has been discharged from the hospital following treatment for
pneumonia, the presidency said in news that cheered South Africans who
had waited tensely for health updates on a beloved national figure.
South Africans hold the
former leader dear as a symbol of sacrifice and reconciliation stemming from
his pivotal role in steering South Africa from the
apartheid era and into democratic elections in 1994, at a time of great hope
but also tension and uncertainty. The new South Africa, beset by economic
inequality, crime and corruption, has not lived up to the soaring expectations
of its people, but they still see hope through their icon, Mandela.
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