Veteran singer Winnie Khumalo was briefly admitted into a Johannesburg hospital after suffering from shortness of breath, which she later learnt was asthma.,She was unaware that she suffered from asthma until an attack over the weekend.

MEDICAL ATTENTION

She told ZiMoja that she is now recovering at home. "I didn't know that I had asthma until I had shortness of breath. I was so confused,' she said. "I have never heard of anyone being diagnosed with asthma at this age. But the doctors have told me it's still in the early stages and I need to manage it well and just take care of myself,' Winnie said.

 This is not Winnie's first health scare. A few years ago, she was diagnosed with diabetes, which she has successfully managed. "I take care of myself; make sure I eat well,' she added. She was also wheelchair-bound for a few weeks following a back operation and an abscess that had developed in her buttocks in 2017. Winnie said she would also get through this hurdle. "I am a fighter, everyone knows. Many of my peers have passed on but I want to see my grandchildren grow old, so I pray for long life,' she said.

HEALTH IS WEALTH

In August this year, her daughter Rethabile Khumalo was hospitalised after an alleged poison incident. "She was poisoned by a friend. She was in and out of the hospital but thank God she recovered. Rethabile has a small baby and had to fight,' the mom told ZiMoja at the time.