The world was relieved to learn this morning that Nelson Mandela is well and on his way home.

In this internet age it seems rumours of a genuinely foul nature spread faster than the truth so it was with great relief that Vejaynand Ramlaken, Nelson Mandela’s doctor, confirmed that the former South African President is well and ready to return home after an unscheduled hospital visit “He has been discharged,” offered Ramlaken “He is stable, but will be subject to intense monitoring,”.

South African vice-President Kgalema Motlanthe confirmed that the anti-apartheid icon had recovered from his acute respiratory infection, claiming he was “in good spirits and laughing and joking with us.” .

Nelson Mandela is 92 years old.

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