Mandela has recovered.
Former South African President Nelson Mandela has recovered from a lung infection and surgery to remove gallstones that kept him in hospital for about three weeks, according to the South African government.
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela has recovered from a lung infection and surgery to remove gallstones that kept him in hospital for about three weeks in December, the South African government said.
"President Mandela has made steady progress and... clinically, he continues to improve," a statement from the Presidential Office said, quoting the medical team.
The statement said that Mandela had "recovered from his surgical procedure and lung infection."
(Reporting by Jon Herskovitz)