Johannesburg – The search that the government set out on to validate the birth of ten babies from a woman that went viral on social media has been called off, after the mayor of Ekurhuleni has said that the family has been located.
This comes after news broke that Gosiame Thamara Sithole had broken a Guinness World Record after giving birth to ten babies.
Mayor Mzwandile Masina addressed Government Communciation and Information (GCIS) Director-General Phumla Williams via Twitter and said, “We’ve found the family and we are informed babies are well. Will share the information with National Gov, I know we were a joke ystday when Gov was genuinely looking for family. Some of our local comrades have been assisting this family. So we are good OK.”
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This comes after Williams in a statement said that government has been unable to verify the authenticity of this birth at its facilities.
“We need to verify this story and provide assistance where needed,” said Williams.
Dear @mirriamp we’ve found the family and we are informed babies are well. Will share the information with National Gov, I know we were a joke ystday when Gov was genuinely looking for family. Some of our local comrades have been assisting this family. So we are good OK🔥
— Mzwandile Masina (@mzwandileMasina) June 9, 2021
Also read: SA government scrambles to locate “Tembisa 10”
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