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"The doctors have decided to send him home as the diagnostic procedure he underwent did not indicate anything seriously wrong with him," it said in a statement.

President Jacob Zuma said he was making good progress.

“The doctors have assured us that there is nothing to worry about and that Madiba is in good health."

"He is surrounded by his family and is relaxed and comfortable.The doctors are happy with the progress he is making."

Zuma thanked all South Africans for their love and support.

"We also thank all for affording Madiba and his family privacy and dignity.''

He said the 93-year-old Nobel Peace prize winner had undergone a diagnostic procedure on Saturday to determine the cause of his longstanding abdominal complaint.

The African National Congress expressed its happines about the good news.

"His timely discharge is consistent with our message yesterday [Saturday] that his admission was not as a result of emergency," spokesman Jackson Mthembu said in a statement.

He thanked South Africans for their support and prayers.

By mid-morning on Saturday, news broke that Mandela had been admitted to an undisclosed hospital with a stomach ailment.

This resulted in reporters and photographers rushing from hospital to hospital in Tshwane and Johannesburg trying to locate him.

In Tshwane, Beeld photographer Theana Breugem, who had taken pictures of the One Military hospital building, was made to delete the pictures after being briefly detained. Such buildings are assumed to be military key points, with pictures not allowed.

In Johannesburg, journalists were told to vacate the premises of Milpark hospital -- where Mandela was treated for a respiratory infection last year.

The National Press Club (NPC]) said it would meet with Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu on Monday to discuss the treatment of journalists who were stationed outside One Military.

Press club chairman Yusuf Abramjee said journalists should be treated with respect and allowed to do their job without fear.

"...I've had an indication from the Minister's office that she will be happy to meet a delegation from the NPC and the Foreign Correspondents Association hopefully tomorrow [Monday] to discuss the issue," Abramjee said.

"The media has a job to do....I think there could have been some common ground where the defence force could have said let's try to find a resolution or some compromise."

On Sunday, Sisulu said there was "nothing wrong" with Madiba and that he was admitted to undergo a laparoscopy.

"The reason why we took him to hospital is because he did have a discomfort, an ongoing discomfort," she told a media briefing in Parliament.

...the only way we could finally get to the bottom of this was by taking him to hospital and having a number of tests to find out, if in fact, what was prescribed, what we were giving him, was working, and if we could not make it any better."

Asked whether Mandela had undergone actual surgery, as speculated in the media, she said: "He had a laparoscopy... an investigative laparoscopy."

"It is not the kind of surgery you are thinking about, it's non-invasive, but nonetheless investigative."

A laparoscopy is also known as minimally invasive surgery (MIS), or keyhole surgery.

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Feb 26, 2012

mia88

madiba u shud b ok we luv u very much
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Feb 26, 2012

joyful

I wish him well ........... but people you need to accept that no one lives forever! Madiba's day will come ...... which of course his favourate grandson is awaiting!
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Feb 26, 2012

Ero

Thanks God he's ok....long live Madiba.......Long live.
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Feb 27, 2012

Pointman

Ja - long live Madiba. May he see 100 years.
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Feb 27, 2012

LAWAAI

If Thabang lebese was Thabang Mandela he would be alive today. Instead he went to hospital alive and on his feet and went dead.

How wish that the kind of care Madiba is receiving is extended to all senior citizen of our country in particular Qunu and surrounding areas.

If there is no medical facility good enough in E cape for Madiba let all the senior citizen from there be flown to Mill Park or Military hospital to receive excellent medical care under watchful eye of the military doctors.

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Feb 27, 2012

BaleliM

I wish all could just leave the old man in peace. He has aged and no matter who or what you are, one thing that you can not run away from is death.
He has lived his life and made so much contribution to this country and the least we can do is respect his need for privacy.

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Feb 27, 2012

UTHANDOLUKABABA

thank God you realy heared our prayers, we love this man and we realy respect him. i still saying it again thank you tata uMandela with evrything that you`ve done here in Mzansi,may God be with you and keep you to see many more years to come,because we still need you and the whole country still needs your views.
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Feb 27, 2012

Charley4sure

Long live Tata, may u see 100 years and more. May u also see economic freedom in our life time.
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Feb 27, 2012

Limpopoist

Mr Mac Maharaj ,should learn to talk to journos,the way he handle these matter over the weekend it is very upsetting.Nelson mandelais not the Maharaj 's properties.,If we want to know what up with mandela,he have to give answers not to insult messanher (journos).
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Feb 27, 2012

CheeseBoy

BaleliM
I wish all could just leave the old man in peace. He has aged and no matter who or what you are, one thing that you can not run away from is death.
He has lived his life and made so much contribution to this country and the least we can do is respect his need for privacy.

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took da words right out of my mouth.

Living to over 100 years is torture in my opinion. I don't wanna live that long.
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