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Twin babies extracted from pit toilet in Mankweng

According to the Department of Health, the babies were saved on Sunday morning.

POLOKWANE – Spokesperson for the Department of Health, Thabiso Teffo says the twins were found in a pit toilet in the Mankweng area and were extracted at around 08:00 am on Sunday morning.

According to police spokesperson Captain Mohlaka Mashiane, police are investigating a case of concealment of birth.

Mashiane says a 30-year-old woman gave birth to twin boys in the pit toilet.

“People are urged to seek professional assistance for any domestic problem and must desist from resorting to inhumane methods of trying to solve problems,” he said.

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“Unfortunately, one of the twins were declared dead and the other was transported to Mankweng Hospital,” Teffo concluded.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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