Scores of senior citizens randomly approached Kathorus MAIL and expressed their fears and anxiety regarding the third wave and its impact on the elderly, frail and sickly.
Although many can register for the vaccine, most say they fear they may not be able to receive the vaccine on time.
“Either we get the vaccine or the pandemic will get us,” they claim.
They pointed out the drastic need for the health authorities to step up the process and protect them. The elderly also pointed an accusing finger at their grandchildren who they are urging to also begin to take the threat of the third wave seriously.
Fighting the pandemic is not only about vaccinating the elderly and confining the sickly in hospital beds and our homes, it is about joining hands and caring for each other by wearing our mask and washing hands.
Only then shall we jointly combat the spread of this virus.
Decuplets mystery
It seems like the saga of the missing decuplets (10 babies born at the same time) has finally been resolved.
This follows after a family indaba was called by the Sithole and Tsotetsi families to discuss the mystery of the missing babies allegedly born to Gosiame Sithole on June 8.
Kathorus MAIL has learnt the mystery is now being investigated by the very journalist who first broke the story on June 12. The author was accused of peddling the article for nefarious reasons, an allegation he has profusely refuted.
The lack of media publicity about the decuplets led to questions being asked about their existence, which was compounded by the erratic behaviour of both the mother and father.
This was supposed to be a special birth and as a result, several baby product companies were known to have looked forward to queueing outside the couple’s home for endorsements and sponsorship. But when the babies could not be produced, newshounds started asking questions and both parents could not provide answers.
As time went on with no photos of the newborn babies, sceptics crept through the back door and ballooned into a debate of numerous unconfirmed issues.
The birth of the babies soon began to generate public interest when no photos of them cuddled by their mother or proudly displayed by the hospital maternity nursing staff.
What was strange is that neither of the two hospitals in Tshwane and in Ekurhuleni, where the babies were supposed to have been born, confirmed the miracle.
In the meantime, the man alleged to be the father at first could confirm nor deny neither their birth nor the hospitals where the children were born. The mother also remained defiant and refused to disclose their location or to name the hospital where they could have been kept to recuperate after birth.
Gosiame later publicly vowed that no government official would force her to divulge the whereabouts of her children.
Neighbours claim it was at this point that both the Sithole and Tsotetsi families decided to call a family indaba to get to the bottom of the mystery of the grandchildren they have never seen.
Until the journalist who broke this story tells us what he has found in his latest attempt to get to the truth behind the story, I think the story should be laid to rest, for now.
