Sonia Mbele opens up about her battle with Anemia
Businesswoman and former ‘Generations’ actress Sonia Mbele has shared that she suffers from an autoimmune disease.
In May this year, Real Housewives of South Africa director Sonia Mbele was reportedly hospitalised for two weeks after she collapsed due to exhaustion.
Speaking to Zimoja at the weekend, the former Generations actress said that she is suffering from an autoimmune disease.
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SONIA MBELE OPENS UP ABOUT HAVING ANEMIA
Mbele revealed that she was diagnosed with the disease a few months ago, a few days before launching season 3 of Real Housewives of Johannesburg (RHOJ).
“At the time I thought I was just fatigued until my doctors performed additional tests which confirmed that I have anemia that has gone chronic,” she said.
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Anemia occurs when there aren’t enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen to your body’s organs. This results in symptoms of tiredness or weakness.
The actress also shared that she is currently taking treatment for iron deficiency and has adjusted her diet.
“I had to change my diet and eating habits, quit alcohol and I now have to go for drips to make sure I have enough iron,” she added.
During the first few weeks, the mother-of-three has made headlines for dodging the taxman.
Last week, after missing court twice due to illness, she finally made an appearance.
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According to IOL, the former Generations actress appeared at the Johannesburg Magistrate Court on Friday, 20 October, where the prosecutor Kamohelo Selepe said all charges against the three were withdrawn.
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The withdrawal of the charges were as a result of Mbele signing an admission of guilt and paying the applicable fee of R41 000.
Reads the admission of guilt statement: “I, ‘The Real Housewives of South Africa(Pty) with Reg No: 2017/413908/07, hereby admit guilt to the charges specified in Counts 1 to 41, as mentioned in the attached charge sheet, and tender the admission of guilt fine referred to in the charge sheet.”
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Mbele, and two of her fellow directors of Real Housewives of South Africa (Pty) Ltd, Yolisa Gqunta and Rebone Sesing were facing 42 counts of not filling company income tax from 2019 to 2022, not filing their Value Added Tax (VAT) returns from 2020 to 2022 and also not filing their Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) from 2020 until 2022.