Mpho blessed with triplets

Mpho Mandiwana-Ratshitaka is celebrating her gift of triplets.

Mpho (33), of Matangari Tshiawelo, gave birth to two boys and a girl at the Donald Frazer Hospital on Friday. Speaking from the maternity ward on Monday afternoon, Mpho said she was expecting one child when she left home on Friday morning.

"I was told that I would deliver twins after I was assessed by the nurses at the hospital. I was surprised when the nurses later told me that another child was coming after I had given birth to two children," said Mpho. She described her triplets as gifts from God.

Although she is unemployed, Mpho says her fiancé, Bishop Tshishonga, a contract worker, is ready for the challenge. They already have a child, the eight-year-old Vhuthihi Tshishonga.

Mpho, who is one of twins, said she believed she had inherited the genes from her mother, Ms Sarah Muofhe.

The acting CEO of the hospital, Mr Nditsheni Mathule, said that they were happy that they had managed to help Mpho to deliver her triplets in a normal way.

News - Date: 10 August 2012

Ndivhuwo Musetha

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