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General Category => World News => Topic started by: flowers on July 14, 2013, 03:35:56 pm

Title: Nelson Mandela could soon be discharged, former South African president says
Post by: flowers on July 14, 2013, 03:35:56 pm

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/07/14/nelson-mandela-could-soon-be-discharged-former-south-african-president-says/?test=latestnews

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A former president of South Africa says he expects Nelson Mandela to soon be discharged from the hospital to recuperate at home.

South Africa's Eyewitness News reported on Sunday that Thabo Mbeki was speaking at a memorial service Saturday when he predicted that Mandela would be going home.

Mandela has been hospitalized for more than five weeks for a recurring lung infection, sparking an outpouring of support in South Africa and internationally. Friends who have visited him say he is on