Nelson Mandela 'in good shape and in good spirits'

Nelson Mandela has been visited at home by ANC leaders who said later he was "in good shape and in good spirits". The first pictures of the former South African president since he left hospital show him surrounded by well-wishers at his home in Johannesburg.

The 94-year-old was discharged on 6 April after more than a week of treatment for pneumonia.

It was the third time in the past four months that the Nobel Peace Prize laureate had stayed in hospital.

President Jacob Zuma and ANC Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa were among senior ANC officials who called in on Mandela at his home in Houghton and were given an update by his medical team.

"After receiving a briefing from the medical team, the national officials are satisfied that President Mandela is in good health and is receiving the very best medical care," the ANC said in a statement.

President Zuma said Mandela "shook hands and even smiled".