World | Nelson Mandela Mandela Released From Hospital 94-year-old was treated for pneumonia By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Apr 6, 2013 8:27 AM CDT Copied Former South African President Nelson Mandela celebrates his 94th birthday with family in Qunu, South Africa, last year. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam, File) Nelson Mandela is out of the hospital after being treated for pneumonia. A statement from the office of President Jacob Zuma says the 94-year-old Mandela was discharged today after a "sustained and gradual improvement in his general condition" and will receive care at his home. The former South African president was admitted to a hospital in the South African capital of Pretoria on March 27, his third trip to a hospital since December. Read These Next JD Vance in hot water over birthday boating trip. Two state troopers were shot in Pennsylvania "Rock's forgotten genius" said no to Led Zeppelin. He went to kill a Cape buffalo. Instead, it killed him. Report an error