After week of drama with Mnangagwa family, Holy Ten goes into rehab in SA

HARARE – Bedevilled Zimbabwean rapper Holy Ten, real name Mukudzei Chitsama, has reportedly been admitted to a rehabilitation facility, as he continues to battle alleged substance abuse.

Bringing what was a rollercoaster week to an end, the musician announced that he had been moved to finally confront his demons, after a period of increasing ill-health and erratic behaviour.

The musician who had earlier this week threatened members of the First Family and security services has now been admitted to an institution in South Africa.

“I have decided to go and check myself into a rehabilitation centre, one of the best in the world, to show the youth that this is your way if this is your problem.

“Rehab is a very difficult decision especially when you know you’re not using what they say you’re using,” the 26-year-old musician, real name Mukudzei Chitsama, said in a statement on Wednesday.

“I’ve always just avoided it because that’s a place where I know the junkies go. As a man that drank a lot of alcohol, but still had the ability to make proper decisions the next morning… I thought I could just conquer it easily.

“But the same alcohol has destroyed others before – their health, their families, their talents and their lives. So I’ve made this bold decision to get professional help.”

The rapper, who has in the past closely aligned himself with the ruling party, also issued an apology to members of the Mnangagwa family he had insulted.

“I remain apologetic for everything I said.

“Please forgive me Zimbabwe, please forgive me my Commander-in-Chief, my president, my brothers (Sean and Collins), my mother who is in a state of pain and disbelief, my wife who has been watching all this happening and trying to help me and our political party,” he wrote.