After reports which claimed Kwaito legend Zola 7 was apparently denied rehab by his family, it seems they have finally agreed and he will be headed there. If the reports by Sunday World are anything to go by, the musician will be headed to rehab but reasons for that are not yet revealed.
A few days ago, it was reported by Sunday World that Zola 7 was working with Gauteng MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Raheloko. Together they were working on a campaign to help him and to motivate the youth. In order to complete his duties, he had to go for rehab but his family was divided by that.
But in a turn of events, Zola will allegedly be headed to rehab and the reasons are not revealed.
Just a week ago, he was celebrating his birthday and expressed happiness of having lived till today.
Zola was thrusted back into the spotlight when he revealed he was struggling with Epilepsy. In a sit-down interview with MacG, he said, “I lost a lot of weight over the past year. I was extremely sick, I was home and I was shaking. Everybody around me was scared I was going to die. I couldn’t eat well. I was eating Mageu, porridge and Fish.
“Nowadays I have to take medication twice a day just to get by,” he continued. “I was very sick during that song - with Cassper - and I think we did about 25 cuts. I was fighting to look normal, but I wasn’t. I was extremely very sick during that video.”
"I'm a sensitive guy. When something profound happens I can't help but get a teardrop. I miss my friends though, because they are gone. They are lying at Heroes Acre Cemetery. I miss Jabba, I miss Pro Kid, Mandoza, Dash and Lebo ... I had to get on stage and do Mandoza's Nkalakathajust to remind people who we are and where we come from."
Then his fans all gathered to encourage the muso to get well and get back to doing what he loves the most. He had a performance in Mpumalanga which was a first of many.
In an interview with TshisaLIVE , he thanked his fans and said, "Thank you for dragging me out of my house to come here, because I've been in the house for too long, I've been sick for too long. I am sitting comfortably on about 2,000 songs that have not been released that will become part of the trust fund for the children. We have a sh*t load of debts that need to be taken care of should something happen to me, because I have epilepsy."
He then rubbished claims that he has 7 children. A claim made by Nota Baloyi, "I only have two boys. OK, because I'm a kwaito artist I'm going to say, 'The ones I know of'," he said.
Many of Zola's friends and industry mates chipped in to help him financially. This includes Shauwn Mkhize who was alleged to have helped him with R1 million. But he denied that through a statement made by his team, “We request that the Media kindly report only truth that is verified to avoid spreading false information. Zola has not received any millions / million from any funder as widely alleged / spread,” a part of the statement reads.
