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HELPING HAND: Social development MEC Mosetsanagape Mokomele-Mothibi with Rebecca Phejane's family in Setlopo village. PHOTO: BOITUMELO TSHEHLE

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This week Rebecca Phejane of Setlopo village near Mahikeng was visited by MEC for social development, women, children and people with disabilities Mosetsanagape Mokomele-Mothibi who gave the family food and other goodies.

Several other Good Samaritans, who included Malaika star Tshidi Mholo, have come forward and offered material support since the birth of the new set of triplets a fortnight ago.

In addition to her donation of food , milk vouchers and blankets, Mokomele-Mothib i told the family she was talking to the local councillor tod look at the possibility of organising a house for the family.

Phejane gave birth to healthy triplets two weeks ago at Mahikeng Provincial Hospital, adding another set of triplets to her four-year-old ones.

Phejane relies on the state child grant and the father of her newborn triplets - a contract worker at Impala Platinum Mine - to help raise her six children.

After giving birth, Phejane appealed for help because she is unemployed.

She also said many in her family were unemployed.

Mokomele-Mothibi said her department would continue to support the triplets with meal vouchers.

All six children are also registered to receive child support grants.

Mokomele-Mothibi also promised to help Phejane find a job.

"I am going to try by all means to get you a job because no one budgets for three children at the same time. So you are going to need our help and we will help you," she said.

Phejane thanked Sowetan and Mokomele-Mothibi for the help.

"I thank Sowetan, you played a big role in my children's life. I also thank you MEC for your help, it's great. I feel very blessed to have such people in my life.

"It feels good to know that some people out there care about us.

"We are grateful," she said. - tshehleb@sowetan.co.za

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Mon May 20 09:25:02 SAST 2013 ::

May 10, 2012

kudi

Go to the clinic stop making babies and think people will come to your rescue OR use a condom
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May 10, 2012

swona

we need to have tight birth control laws, this thing of six to eleven kids is no longer working, m49 people +m2 zimbabweans of them, + m1.5 other foreign nationals is not ok for SA, two kids is enough, AIDS is not controlling this population enough!
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May 10, 2012

Pointman

We must feed the babies but mum should be offered a vasectomy as well for free. Otherwise some idiot will impregnate her again.
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May 10, 2012

MorenaWaPolelo

It seems sello sa gao sa mamelwa neeh!!
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May 10, 2012

Sinudeity

She is unemployed, but she has 6 kids. Would have thought that the 1st batch of triplets would have been enough, but now you need handouts from everyone else. Think next time please.
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May 10, 2012

BaleliM

Ok, enough already, tie the tubes woman. Children need not suffer in poverty coz you did not take caution.
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May 10, 2012

MommaC

Is the Ministry of Everything Except Healthy Males feeling insecure? They seem to be doing the cheesy photo opportunity a lot. They have done absolutely nothing worth while up to now and a couple tins of baby food is hardly a grand gesture
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May 10, 2012

Revulshionary

Why must the MEC help... He was not involved !!???.

Start by asking assistance from the FATHER....

Good Observance there, BaleliM.....

Pointman, Vasectomy to the Father & Histerectomy to the Mother... Just to make sure... These two are far to active....
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May 10, 2012

Sinudeity

Make a new rule, as soon as you are reliant on the government for child support, then your tubes need to be tied.
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May 10, 2012

LBS

@Pointman
We must feed the babies but mum should be offered a vasectomy as well for free. Otherwise some idiot will impregnate her again.

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Small correction

I think you mean hysterectomy - men would have vastectomy ;)

It needn't be that drastic - just tying her tubes should do the trick, and in fact this should have been recommended after the first set of triplets were born!
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