Overview
- Limpopo reported 38 babies born between midnight and 6 a.m., with Sekhukhune leading provincial districts at 13 births, followed by Vhembe and Mopani.
- A media report put the Limpopo sex breakdown at 22 girls and 16 boys, a figure not issued as an official departmental release.
- At Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital in Ekurhuleni, seven babies were delivered on Christmas Day, including a 16-year-old mother identified by the Gauteng Health MEC.
- Gauteng Health said the teenager’s case will be taken to the Department of Justice and Social Development for further action.
- Provincial leaders thanked on-duty healthcare workers, presented gift hampers to new mothers, and reiterated commitments to maternal, neonatal and child health services.