Decuplets latest: NO record of ten babies born, government confirm
It s just plain maddening at this point. The Gauteng Government has now said that they can t find any record of the decuplets being born.
If you thought that the announcement by the Gauteng Department of Social Development that a woman had indeed given birth to 10 babies (decuplets) on Tuesday was the end of the utterly insane story, you’re dead wrong.
Scepticism over the potentially record-breaking births has been revived after the Gauteng Provincial Government said in a statement on Wednesday that they have found no record of the 10 babies ever being born.
Allow us to join the mom here, as we’re also positively exhausted with the ups and downs of the last 24 hours! The scramble to verify claims that a Tembisa mother had given birth to TEN babies (decuplets) this week has taken the country on a rollercoaster ride – but it now seems like we’ve got a definitive, and ultimately positive answer.
Confirmed: Tembisa mom delivers ten babies
The Gauteng Social Development Department became the first government entity to confirm the news – shared with Jacaranda FM – after a whirlwind of speculation cast doubt over the world-record-setting birth. The 37-year-old mom was initially due to have octuplets, but it seems an additional two miracles have also said hello to the world.
Illegal Alex creche where toddler scalded with boiling water shuts doors The daycare centre, where a two-year-old boy was burned with hot water in January after he soiled himself, was supposed to close down on Monday, however, it initially refused to do so. While the family s medical bills continue to pile up, the mother had to quit her job to take care of her son at home on a full-time basis. Picture: Supplied
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The Gauteng Department of Social Development is lodging an urgent application to ensure the closure of an early childhood development centre in Alexandra, Johannesburg.