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Gosiame Thamara Sithole from Tembisa. Picture: screengrab

Piet rampedi

Sanef calls for removal of fake 'Tembisa 10' story from global awards shortlist

By Lauren Isaacs

Last year, 'Pretoria News ran what it called an "exclusive story" claiming a 37-year-old Gauteng woman had broken a Guinness World Record by carrying and...

  • Gosiame Thamara Sithole from Tembisa. Picture: screengrab

    Tembisa 10 report: Gosiame Sithole had a C-section, two of the babies died

    Independent Media chairperson Iqbal Survé said they had launched an independent inquiry and deployed resources to uncover the truth.

    212 days ago
  • Sanef logo. Picture: Sanef website.

    Sanef welcomes independent probe into ‘Tembisa decuplets’ story

    Earlier this month, the newspaper ran an "exclusive story" about a 37-year-old woman who apparently earned her place in the Guinness Book of Records after carrying and delivering 10 babies.

    335 days ago
  • Pretoria News editor Piet Rampedi. Picture: Twitter/@pietrampedi

    Decuplet drama: Gauteng govt to take legal action vs Rampedi, Independent Media

    The Gauteng government said that allegations made by Pretoria News editor Rampedi and Independent Media against the provincial government in connection with the alleged birth of 10 babies to a Tembisa woman sought to tarnish its image and it was therefore taking legal action.

    338 days ago
  • Gosiame Thamara Sithole from Tembisa. Picture: screengrab

    Decuplets: Editor Piet Rampedi says sorry, but insists there was a pregnancy

    'Pretoria News' editor Piet Rampedi, the man who published the news about a Tembisa woman who gave birth to 10 babies, has finally conceded that he could have handled the story better and that he should have used an investigative checklist for the story.

    338 days ago
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