Months of silence has passed since the #Tembisa10 story rocked the nation, and spilled over to the rest of the world. Independent Media held a press conference in Cape Town to present their alleged findings earlier this week, detailing their investigation.
According to Executive chairperson Iqbal Survé, Gosiame Sithole was reportedly told that she would be granted the full cost of a private hospital delivery if she agreed to put her babies up for adoption.
“At all times she was told, because of the fact that she had eight babies at the time, according to the scans – she will deliver in a private hospital and that the full cost will be paid by these doctors provided that she gave the babies up for adoption,” said Survé.
The investigation also revealed that the decuplets were allegedly trafficked, and while the two infants died due to “negligence”, the rest were reportedly kidnapped by a Nigerian doctor.
“We uncovered horrific stories of how these babies are trafficked from Gauteng to Mpumalanga, to West Africa, Europe and [the] United States,” Survé explained.
A documentary series will be published later on, outlining the disappearance of the Tembisa decuplets, as well as revealing the names of the officials involved in the alleged trafficking of the babies, Survé adds. The release date was not disclosed.
Meanwhile, it’s been reported that the Gauteng Health Department will take legal action against the Independent Media group over the allegations made against nurses, doctors and state hospitals with regards to the #Tembisa10.
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