Overview

• Botha suffered a brain aneurysm in late September 2024 and underwent emergency procedures in Cape Town to stop bleeding and relieve fluid, according to her ghostwriter.
• In recent Facebook posts, she described feeling emotionally depleted and is focusing on a gradual recovery after the operations.
• Supporters in South Africa contributed to a trust fund that helped cover her medical costs.
• Her attackers, Frans Du Toit and Theuns Krugeras, were released on parole on July 4, 2023, with reporting saying she was not informed beforehand and she publicly expressed shock.
• Botha survived an exceptionally violent 1994 abduction and rape, received life-saving aid from veterinarian Tiaan Eilerd, later saw the men convicted in 1995, and has since written I Have Life and become a prominent speaker.