Nelson Mandela was discharged from a South African hospital after a minor diagnostic procedure showed nothing “seriously wrong” with the 93-year- old anti-apartheid icon.

Nelson Mandela called Albertina Sisulu "one of the greatest South Africans" as the nation mourned a woman celebrated for her role in the fight against apartheid.

A recent clash between about 1,000 soldiers and police in the heart of South Africa’s capital does not signify wider unrest in the military’s ranks, the commander of the army said today, vowing that he won’t tolerate a lack of discipline.

About 10,000 protesters marched from a squalid township to the glittering venue of the World Summit to press demands for everything from land redistribution to a Palestinian state.

South African officials have expressed regret after a Swiss delegate to the UN summit was assaulted in her hotel room and another was robbed while she slept.