Executive Mayor and local hospitals celebrate new life in Mogale
New mothers were surprised recently when they received a visit from Mogale City's Mayor on Christmas Day to congratulate them with their new bundles of joy.
New mothers were surprised recently when they received a visit from Mogale City’s Executive Mayor on Christmas Day to congratulate them on the birth of their new bundles of joy.
On Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, Mayor Tyrone Gray paid a visit to the Dr Yusuf Dadoo, Netcare Pinehaven, Netcare Krugersdorp and Leratong hospitals to congratulate the mothers.
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According to a statement from Mogale City Local Municipality (MCLM), the mayor said; “MCLM serves the broader community of Mogale City, and as the executive mayor I saw it necessary to bring along the mayoral office staff to visit the mothers and cheer them on giving birth on Christmas and New Year’s Day”.
He added that the municipality is aware of the fact that some of these mothers may struggle and it is their duty as public representatives to show them love and support at that time.
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Dr Dieketseng Moloi, the Chief Executive Officer of the Leratong Hospital invited the mayor to come and visit them more often and thanked him and his team for their support.
“We as Leratong management are so grateful for the mayor visiting our hospital and cheering the mothers and their newborn babies. This visit means a lot to us, the nursing staff and employees. We hope to see these visits taking place throughout the year because such visits motivate our employees to do more and see that their hard work is acknowledged by outside people.”
The mayor was accompanied by MMC for Corporate Support Services, Councillor Aletta van Loggenberg and Chief of Staff in the mayor’s office, Jacques Julius.
On Christmas Day the Dr Yusuf Daddoo Hospital welcomed six bundles of joy, one boy and five girls and on New Year’s Day there were eight babies born; five girls and three boys. The Krugersdorp Netcare Hospital did not welcome any Christmas Day babies but welcomed one baby on New Year’s Day – a little boy. The Netcare Pinehaven Hospital had one baby born on Christmas Day and on New Year’s Day two babies were born. Leratong Hospital had 11 babies born on Christmas Day; five boys and six girls and on New Year’s Day 15 babies were born; seven girls and eight boys.
In the province, 432 babies were born on Christmas Day with 167 born on New Year’s Day.
