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A view of Mankweng hospital
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has visited the bereaved mother after one of the conjoined Sithole twins, who were separated at the Mankweng Hospital outside Polokwane in Limpopo, died. The twins had been separated almost three weeks ago.
WATCH | Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi says he hopes the parents will allow a post-mortem, following the death of one of the twins who were born conjoined and were later separated. pic.twitter.com/x6Bj17iCaS
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Motsoaledi, who paid his condolences to the family, says the late infant, a boy, looked stronger after the successful operation to separate them. The twins had been conjoined at the abdomen.
“Coincidentally I am told the baby we lost is the one the strongest after the operation the one who has survived was the one who was the weakest. These things happen because no matter how much we know, life in the finally analysis is in the hands of God not in the hands of human beings but they try their best.”
BREAKING: One of the formerly conjoined twins born in January at Mankweng Hospital has died. The Twins were separated following a surgical procedure. The twins were born attached in the abdomen.#sabcnews #UpdateAtNoon pic.twitter.com/YNzF8WDKMx
— SABC News Radio (@SABCNews_Radio) April 3, 2026
Meanwhile, Limpopo’s Health MEC Dieketseng Mashego says the department will give psycho-social support to the bereaved family
“We have spoken to the mother earlier on, we were here with the premier and I must say obviously she is in pain, and she was hopeful like all of us that her babies will grow but she understands and she knows that we have done everything that we can do to make sure that the babies can survive. Unfortunately, we lost one of them but she is doing okay and we have arranged a psychologist for her.”
VIDEO | Health Minister visits Mankweng Hospital
