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WATCH: Baby Trade Episode 7 - Fertile Ground, mystery Doctor revealed
Gosiame Sithole Names the Doctors whom she says, delivered the Tembisa 10.
Doctor who delivered ’Tembisa 10’ revealed as Kazeem Okanlomo
Gosiame Sithole Sithole, 49, made global headlines in June last year when the Pretoria News broke the story of her pregnancy.
WATCH: Are You Mad? Independent Media releases Episode 6 of Baby Trade
YOUR worst nightmare come true. What if everyone declared you mad and locked you away, yet you were as sane as the next person? How would you prove you were not delusional or deranged? This is the situation that faced Tembisa 10 mother, Maria Sithole (aka Gosiame) in June 2021, post the alleged birth of her decuplets at Steve Biko Academic Hospital.
WATCH: Baby Trade Episode 5 - Mystery, madness and mayhem around the #Tembisa 10 continues
Episode 5 of ‘Baby Trade: Tracking the Truth’ continues to follow the story of what happened to the Tembisa 10
Baby Trade Episode 4: A father to many, maybe, this is Teboho’s Tale
A father to many…maybe… Entitled Teboho’s Tale, Episode 4 of Independent Media’s Docuseries, Baby Trade, was released on Friday.
Baby Trade Episode 3: 'Madonna - All is Well'
In Episode 3 of Independent Media’s docuseries, Baby Trade, the team have a heart to heart chat with Moliehi Maria Sithole who now also goes by the name of Gosiame Tamara Sithole, mother of the Tembisa 10.
'The Tembisa Three - Sipho’s Story’: Watch Episode 2 of Independent Media’s Baby Trade docuseries
Independent Media releases Episode 2 of its Baby Trade docuseries that explores the prospect of human trafficking in South Africa
WATCH: ‘Baby Trade – Tracking the Truth’: Independent Media launches 8-part docuseries on human trafficking
Episode One of Independent Media’s Docuseries, Baby Trade, is released in acknowledgement of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.
Tembisa 10: Gosiame Sithole’s medical records ‘removed after health department’s IT systems tampered with’
Medical practitioners and social workers also conducted themselves unprofessionally subjecting Sithole to inhumane treatment.
Report confirms Tembisa 10 mom was pregnant, had recent Caesarean section
In June this year, Independent Media exclusively broke the story of the record-breaking 'Tembisa Ten' births. What began as a good news story, however, was dismissed as fake news in some quarters amid reports of a cover-up by health authorities and government.
LIVE FEED: Independent Media releases investigative report on Tembisa 10
A report from the much-anticipated investigation into the Tembisa Ten is being released today.
Advocate Michael Donen to chair external inquiry into Tembisa decuplets story
Independent Media has appointed veteran anti-apartheid lawyer, advocate and acting judge Michael Donen SC to chair its external inquiry into the Tembisa decuplets story.
Teboho Tsotetsi opens criminal case in search for decuplets
Father said he had engaged lawyers’ services to assist him with the release of his wife Moliehi Sithole from hospital.
Decuplets mom turns to court over hospitalisation
Her lawyer says Gosiame Sithole is being held illegally by the Gauteng Department of Social Development.
I stand by my Tembisa decuplets story
I stand by the decuplets story, will vigorously defend any litigation, and challenge MECs and ministers to deny Gosiame Sithole’s delivery under oath, writes Piet Rampedi.
Tembisa 10: Picket to be held outside hospital over ’mistreatment of broken mom’
A picket organised by family, friends and activists was due to take place outside Tembisa Hospital on Friday, fuelled by the fact that she was ’’being mistreated by staff as if she is mentally disturbed’’.
Tembisa 10: Mother asks for urgent court interdict after being taken for psychological evaluation
Gosiame Sithole has asked her lawyer to file for an urgent court interdict saying she was being held against her will and taken for a psychological evaluation.
Tembisa decuplets mother detained by police, denied access to lawyer
The South African Police Services and Gauteng Department of Social Development stand accused of alleged abuse of power after the mother of the Tembisa decuplets Gosiame Sithole was detained by police in the early hours of Thursday
Tembisa decuplets: State’s ’mammoth cover-up’
An investigation confirmed that the decuplets’ mother, Gosiame Sithole, gave birth at Steve Biko Hospital, but it’s unclear what happened to the babies and what their state of health is.
Independent Media demands health department come clean about Tembisa decuplets, stands by Piet Rampedi
The Tembisa 10 story is not fake news but a cover-up of mammoth proportions by Gauteng Health authorities, Independent Media said on Wednesday.
Tembisa 10: Father Teboho Tsotetsi urges public to halt donations until Gosiame Sithole, decuplets return home
Mother has failed to disclose her whereabouts and the condition of their babies.
Tembisa 10 now belong to an elite club - the world’s most famous multiple births
The Tembisa 10 have made history even before they have left the hospital. Their birth will continue to make waves across the world.
SocDev rubbishes claims that 'Tembisa 10' mom is missing
The Department of Social Development has rubbished claims that the woman who gave birth to the 10 babies earlier this week, is missing.
WATCH: A roundup of IOL’s most read stories last week
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Tembisa 10: Local brands donate towards National Baby Shower for Gauteng decuplets
Survé Philanthropies has also committed an amount of R1-million to be paid over four years.