Simz Ngema has reflected on giving birth to her first child last year, revealing that she had a “difficult” pregnancy that almost cost her and baby Tiyani their lives.

The actress and her bae Tino Chinyani welcomed a baby boy in June last year, keeping it under wraps for a few months.

Since she announced the birth, Simz has been candid about her journey through and post pregnancy.

She took to Instagram Stories this week to reflect on the difficulties she faced, saying she was grateful to be alive and raising a healthy child.

“It’s still so unbelievable that I carried a whole human being. I had the most difficult pregnancy ever! At some point I didn’t think we were going to make it,” she wrote.

She recounted how her father was worried about her and said, “They better get that baby out before he kills my baby.”

“But God had us. Grateful,” she added.

In a post earlier this year, Simz opened up about the lessons she has learnt as a mom so far, saying that she is taking in every moment.

“I’m learning so much and I’m enjoying every moment. Even the difficult moments because my love for him makes it all worth it …”

She had previously spoken about having a C-section and being kind to herself while recovering.

“I haven’t been binding my tummy because I had a C-section and I’ve gained 20kg [I enjoy eating] but it’s time for me to start my journey of getting back into shape.

“I’m giving myself a year. Ang’funi pressure, please. Baking a whole human being is a big deal and I’ve learnt to be kind to myself. You can miss me with the pressures of ‘snap back’ ngi right, shame,” she wrote.

A prophetess who prophesied Bushiri’s daughter’s death has confirmed it, and said that if he does not turn away from his evil doings including his wife they will suffer another loss which is their second daughter Raphaella.

The prophetess said they must set people free because they are leading people to the dark, and they know it very well but they do not want to let go because they are gaining from it.

She’s saying that will cost them a lot because now already they have lost their daughter whom they had received a prophesy about and she will be followed by her little sister, they say if he changes this way and praise for the daughter things will change.

They are also asking other believers to pray for their little goal so that she does not death father since but most importantly there urging the father to change his ways even the mother, as they believe that it is the reason behind their child’s death.

Popular Johannesburg doctor and DJ, Sindi van Zyl was “in between” medical aids when she was admitted to hospital in February, battling to breathe.

Before she could decide on a medical aid, she was fighting for her life on a ventilator in a private hospital, with her family battling to pay the bills and unable to celebrate her birthday yesterday.

A crowdfunding campaign for the doctor’s medical bills gathered steam this week, with R956,000 donated by late yesterday, nearly half the R2m target.

Van Zyl’s husband, Marinus, said he was overwhelmed by the response from the public and corporate entities.

“The truth is she was in between medical aids. She didn’t have medical aid when she fell ill. She was still trying to decide which one was best, and she’s the doctor in the home so we all left that to her,” he said.

Van Zyl gained popularity through her activism and talk shows, the most recent of which was Sidebar with Sindi on Kaya FM, during which she discussed everything from mental health to sexuality. She announced her resignation from the show last month on Twitter, sharing a photograph of herself on a ventilator. She has been a long-standing columnist for Bona magazine, writing a column called “Dear Dr Sindi”.

Van Zyl is also well known for her use of social media to raise awareness about HIV-related issues, as well as her Twitter thread on the health implications of abusing headache tablets.

Marinus said the family initially thought they would manage her hospital costs, but as time went on the bills mounted and became overwhelming.

“We thought money from mortgaging some of our properties would assist but it wasn’t enough. We needed help. This whole thing makes me so sad I want to cry, but I’m an Afrikaans man raised to be strong and that’s what I’ve been.

“Seeing her like that, not able to speak and breathe on her own, is traumatising for me because I know nothing about that part of life. She would have been able to handle it better. I can’t,” he said.

The family is relying on prayer and faith to keep going, he said. “We are not unrealistic. She is very ill and we are aware of the possibilities. We want her back home but we know we might not get that. My kids and I are always praying, and we hope to see her again on earth, not anywhere else.

“The children know it’s possible she may pass on, but they have not given up hope. We want her back home with us; we miss her. Luckily, we have a good support system. We managed to re-arrange our lives to allow for the void. Our helper has also stepped up and helps with the kids a lot.”

Marinus said contributions to the crowdfunding scheme had been overwhelming and reaffirming for the family.

“The generosity has blown us away; it makes us positive. We are an embodiment of the rainbow nation in my family, I mean, me marrying a Zulu woman is what South Africa is about. To see people responding in such a way shows the potential we have as a nation. She needs to get well. It would p*** a lot of people off if she didn’t.”

Van Zyl was diagnosed with Covid-19 at the beginning of the year and has spent the past six weeks in intensive care — at a cost of up to R200,000 a week.

In a statement on the Quicket fundraising page, Marinus said his wife had “suffered several complications related to a long stay in an intensive care unit, and we need more funds to pay for her continued stay in hospital until her lungs can cope without the ventilator. We will use any funds raised to pay the hospital bills, to enable Dr Sindi the chance to survive.”

Van Zyl also received help from Woolworths, which in a Twitter post on Friday said it had pledged R100,000 towards the fundraising campaign. “Dr Sindi is part of our Woolies family and we want nothing more than to see her back to full health,” read the tweet.

Other corporations that have reportedly pledged money include 1Life Insurance, Ndash Food Popup, DStv, Kaya FM, Le Creuset and Ford.

According to her website, Van Zyl was born and raised in Harare, Zimbabwe. Her mother was from KwaZulu-Natal and her father from Zimbabwe. She moved to SA to study medicine at the University of Pretoria.

“Today Dr Sindi is multi-passioned with medicine as her first love, radio broadcasting her second love and a combination of social media and writing a close third,” her website

Unemployment continues to be one of the problems South Africa is facing, covid has made things worse because companies were closed they have to let go of some of their stuff.

People are being retrenched every day at work, it is scary because when people are desperate for money they end up turning to crime.With tax increasing, food, transport and many more but salaries remaining the economy is not doing well also.

Not long ago Noxolo Grootboom has made headlines all over the country with her emotional broadcast; it was her last day at work as she announced that she was retiringBut a worried fan took it to Facebook that is Noxolo was allegedly one of the people that was retrenched and she decided to take early retirement, I mean mama Noxolo still looks young this could be the reason why she was so emotional.

I hope she retired because she wanted to not because she was forced, this is heartbreaking losing a job can never be easy.

It seems as though Nasty C‘s dream of collaborating with rap genius Jay-Z, will be put on hold for another few years. This after the American rapper pulled a prank on him for April fools.

Jay-Z topped the trends list after many applauded him for working with African talent on his supposed Tidal exclusive album titled ‘The Ascension’. This African-themed album would have featured Ivyson hitmaker Nasty C and other African acts including Sarkodie, Olamide and Femi Kuti. The rapper was also going to feature his wife Beyoncé, following in her footsteps as she too had an African themed album, ‘The Gift.

In his statement, he released via Roc Nation website he said, “I’ve always wanted to get in touch with my roots and connect to the motherland. You know, Africa is blessed with so much talent and I felt like it was time to tap into that resource. The Ascension is not just talking or focusing on Africa but it’s also about me giving back to the people, familiarizing with the culture and connecting more with the motherland.

But much to many Nasty C fans’ disappointment, there is no rap album from Jay-Z meaning he will not be working with the mogul any time soon. He even shared the track list on his social media, but after being pranked by many April Fools jokes, his fans did not buy it.

Now, as much as many April Fool’s jokes should be taken with a grain of salt, this one could possibly be in the works. We mean who could waste so much money on artwork but still be joking about it. Jay-Z is a billionaire anyway so it’s just small change to him.