Former South African President and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela was today discharged from hospital where he spent 10 days for pneumonia treatment.   

He has "been discharged from hospital today following asustained and gradual improvement in his general condition.   

"The former President will now receive home based highcare," Presidency spokesman Mac Maharaj said in a statement   

This latest stay in hospital was 94-year-old Mandela'sthird since December.  

Mandela, who was South Africa's first black president, was admitted to the hospital on March 27. He has received treatment for a recurring lung infection and pneumonia.    In December, he was admitted for 18 days for treatment of the lung infection and surgery to extract gallstones. It was his longest stint in hospital since his release from prison in1990.