She simply had no money to go to hospital – Liz Meiring on Shaleen Surtie-Richards death georgeherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from georgeherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Despite her status as a legend in the South African television, theatre and film industry, actor Shaleen Surtie-Richards died without being able to afford private hospital treatment.
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National treasure Shaleen Surtie-Richards passed away this week at the age of 66.
The beloved actress had suffered ill-health for some time, but was unable to book into a hospital while working in Cape Town due to financial constraints. She simply had no money tweeted actor and activist Lizz Meiring.
Sharleen saw a doctor in CT because she was so ill. He wanted to book her into hospt immediately . She simply had no money . Thats the horrible truth . If she had been paid her meagre royalties for all the rebroadcasts of her incredible body of work, she wouldve been able to https://t.co/MaFneeWTfp Lizz Meiring (@LizzMeiring) June 8, 2021