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The South African mom who claimed to have given birth to a
record 10 babies was not even pregnant, a local government
inquiry found.

The Gauteng Provincial Government said Wednesday it had
�conducted a thorough check with all hospitals� in the area to
�establish the veracity� of Gosiame Thamara Sithole�s claims
that she had given birth to decuplets.

�None of the hospitals in the province, public and private, had
any records of such births at their facilities,� the government
said.

When officials finally reached Sithole, 37 � whose own husband
could not contact her � she was taken in for a 72-hour
psychiatric evaluation that was extended by a week, the
officials said.

�It has now been established by medical practitioners that Ms
Sithole did not give birth to any babies in recent times,� the
statement revealed. �It has also been established that she was
not pregnant in recent times.�

The government said it �instructed the State Attorney to
institute legal action� against the paper that broke the story �
the Pretoria News � over a follow-up story that suggested the
�government was trying to cover up medical negligence� by
holding Sithole.

�These allegations are false, unsubstantiated and only serve to
tarnish the good reputation of Steve Biko Academic Hospital and
the Gauteng Provincial Government,� the statement said.

The government said it was �deeply concerned by the conduct� of
the paper, �particularly the Editor of the Pretoria News, Mr.
Piet Rampedi,� who would also be part of the lawsuit.

Rampedi penned an apology to his employees declaring �sadness
and regret� over the debunked scoop � admitting his reporting
was lax because he was friends with Sithole and trusted her word.

�I am sorry for the reputational damage the aftermath of the
story has caused for the group, the company and my colleagues in
general,� he wrote, according to an email seen by News24.

�To be blunt, the story provided detractors with an opportunity
to cast aspersions on the professional integrity of not only
myself, but also my colleagues in the group. For that, I am
extremely sorry,� he reportedly wrote.

He said the couple refused to talk to other journalists because
they were friends of his, saying that he felt there was �nothing
to investigate.�

�They had no reason to lie to me about the pregnancy. For me, it
was a story of celebration. Hence, I never demanded documentary
proof of the pregnancy, such as scanners and clinic cards, for
instance, as I would normally do with an investigative story,�
he wrote, according to News24.

�However, judging by the sudden turn of events and the reaction
from the government and our detractors, I was wrong,� he
admitted.

https://nypost.com/2021/06/24/gosiame-thamara-sitholes-claim-to- give-birth-to-10-babies-proven-false/

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