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Nelson Mandela appeared on television after a year

Johannesburg: Nelson Mandela has appeared on television for the first time in almost a year, with South African President Jacob Zuma saying the ailing leader was in “good shape.”

Led by Zuma, an African National Congress delegation met the 94-year-old statesman at his residence on Monday. Local television networks later broadcast footage of the meeting that took place at Mandela’s home here.

“He’s looking very good, he’s in good shape,” the ANC leader told the South African Broadcasting Corporation after the meeting, the first update on his health since being discharged from a hospital earlier this month.

Mandela, who will turn 95 in July, has had a series of health scares in the recent past, the most recent being hospitalization for pneumonia. He spent more than a week in hospital for treatment, before being discharged in early April, the third time his health made admission necessary in four months.

The anti-apartheid leader is a highly revered figure in South Africa for his role in ending the racial segregation at home and the reconciliation process that followed. Due to his role in the fight against apartheid in South Africa, Mandela was jailed for 27 years on Robben Island.

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