HE’S still recognisable as the man TV fans have known since his Egoli days and that distinctive raspy voice is still there – yet there’s a fragility about him these days.
If he gets up too fast, he feels dizzy, and even the slightest exertion leaves him out of breath.
David Rees has suffered one setback after the other over the past few months, but don’t be too concerned about him, he says – he’s determined not to let it get him down.
Things are already going a bit better. Just two months ago he was confined to a wheelchair and couldn’t walk unaided.
His health crisis began with a near-fatal heart attack on 30