Controversial 'decuplet' editor resigns
Piet Rampedi, the journalist at the helm of the infamous Tembisa 10 debacle, has officially resigned from his position as Pretoria News editor at Independent Media almost a year and a half after the story was first published.
The story of Gosiame Sithole, a woman who was alleged to have given birth to 10 babies, made headlines throughout the country – and globally.
Daily Maverick reports that as Sithole’s story garnered more public interest, it continued to make headlines for an entirely different reason – it appeared her decuplets never existed.
Independent Media announced Rampedi’s resignation yesterday. At the time of his departure, it was stated Rampedi still stood by the accuracy of the decuplet story.
This is despite an investigation by Acting Public Protector Kholka Gcaleka – in which the medical evidence presented showed Sithole did not birth 10 babies, nor was she ever pregnant with decuplets.
It was also announced that Kennedy Mudzuli, from Pretoria News, would be taking over from Rampedi as acting editor.
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