The SA National Editors' Forum says it's appalled at the retention of a "false report" about the Tembisa 10 as a shortlisted piece of journalism for the upcoming Global Media Awards.

The SA National Editors’ Forum says it’s appalled at the retention of a “false report” about the Tembisa 10 as a shortlisted piece of journalism for the upcoming Global Media Awards.

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7 April 2022

The infamous Tembisa 10 made headlines in June last year after editor Piet Rampedi wrote a story in the Pretoria News that claimed a South African woman had broken a world record by “giving birth to 10 babies”. The story took a shocking twist when it was later refuted by various government departments, hospitals, and social workers. The story is entered under the category ‘Best Use of Social Media’ in the International News Media Awards.

Merentia Van Der Vent

Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.