Notable South Africans who are or were battling some of the deadliest chronic illnesses
Celebrities may have access to the finest products money can buy, but they are still human and suffer from the same health issues as the rest of us.
In South Africa, many famous people are dealing with long-term health issues that limit their productivity or even their quality of life. Celebrities who are willing to be open and honest about their struggles with illness are brave and courageous, and that’s without even mentioning those who have terminal illnesses.
Take a look at these well-known South Africans who are or were battling serious illnesses.
1. Mosese
Scandal! Howza Mosese, an actor, has had diabetes for 15 years and is open about his experience with the disease on social media.
He’s 37 years old and has had diabetes for the past 13 years. He was 21 when he found out he had diabetes.
2. Moshoeshoe Masechaba
Masechaba has appeared on both radio and television and also has her own show. Currently, she can count 45 as her age. On April 21, 1975, she entered this world. Her recent weight reduction transformation images went viral. The public noticed her weight loss when she played a doctor on the recent season of Muvhango. She went on to explain that she has been sick for a long time, and that this illness is the root cause of her recent weight loss.
3. Sophie Lichaba
Unfortunately, Sophie Lichaba has diabetes. She and her ex-husband, Themba Ndaba, are parents of two kids. After her sister Tiny Mphasane passed away, she took in her niece, Shallon Ndaba. In 2017, she tied the knot with Max Lichaba. Later in 2018, a false death rumor spread about Lichaba.
South African actress Sophie Ndaba. On Generations, she portrayed Queen Moroka. She participated as a judge in the 2016 finale of the Miss South Africa pageant.
4. Mshoza
Mshoza recently passed away after a brief hospitalization brought on by difficulties with her diabetes.
5. Connie Ferguson
Connie Constance Ferguson is a Botswanan-born actor, director, producer, and entrepreneur who currently resides in South Africa. Karabo Moroka, a character she played on South Africa’s top daytime drama, Generations, brought her fame. Starring in the show from its inception in 1994 till her departure in 2010, she left the program in 2010.
Connie has been acting for decades, but now she has opened up about her struggle with depression. She revealed to Glamour that she’d been medicating for depression for years, but that she was ready to try a natural approach.
