South Africa to check mental status of woman behind 10-baby saga Thursday July 01 2021 Summary Editor ePiet Rampedi, who built a reputation as an investigative journalist over the years, continues to give interviews on local radio stations defending his report that claimed Gosiame Sithole gave birth to 10 babies at a Pretoria Hospital on June 7. Advertisement South African authorities say they are assessing the mental health of the woman who claimed she gave birth to 10 babies, a story that officials now say was a tall tale. This emerged Tuesday even as the editor of Independent Media, the publication that broke the story, insisted the article published earlier this month was factual.