Former wife of the late South African President Nelson Mandela, Winnie
Madikizela-Mandela waves as she attends the 54th ANC National Conference
in Johannesburg on December 16, 2017. She was discharged from hospital
on January 30, 2018. PHOTO | MUJAHID SAFODIEN | AFP
South African anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
was discharged from hospital Tuesday after being treated for a kidney
ailment, the family of her ex-husband Nelson Mandela said.
The struggle veteran, who was persecuted by authorities during white rule, was also suffering from exhaustion.
"Mrs Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was today released from the Milpark Hospital," Mandela's family said in a statement.
"I'm pleased to be going back home where I'll be able to rest and fully recuperate," she added.
She married Mandela in 1956 and they divorced in 1996.
Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962 and spent
27 years in jail before becoming South Africa's president in the first
post-apartheid elections.
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