True survivor: Nelson Mandela returns home fromhospital

Former South African President
Nelson Mandela has returned to his
home in Johannesburg after a long
stay in hospital in Pretoria.
The 95-year-old was admitted with a
recurring lung infection on 8 June.
Last week he was said to be critical but
stable and "showing great resilience",
and there has been no official update
on him since then.

The country's first black president, Mr
Mandela is revered by many as the
father of the nation.
His prolonged hospital stay has caused
concern both in South Africa and
abroad.
The infection is said to date back to a
period of nearly three decades he spent
in prison for anti-apartheid activity.
The BBC's Mike Wooldridge in
Johannesburg says it will be a relief for
his family and for the nation that Mr
Mandela has improved sufficiently for
the journey to be made and for him to
be cared for at home.
People from South Africa and around
the world have sent him their best
wishes, and flowers and other tributes
have collected outside Pretoria's
MediClinic Heart Hospital.
Throughout Mr Mandela's stay in
hospital, President Jacob Zuma urged
the country to pray for him and keep
him in their thoughts.
Information on the former president's
state of health usually comes from the
South African presidency alone, but
there has been no official statement
since 24 August.