Vigilant Hospital Staff Praised for Helping the Police Apprehend Lady Who Stole 4-Day-Old Baby From His Mother

• A KwaZulu natal who allegedly stole a four days old baby boy from his mother was arrested while trying to register him as her own at the hospital
• The unidentified baby snatcher reportedly tricked the baby's mother into going to buy airtime for her before vanishing with the infant
• She was caught days later when she went to a state hospital to try and register the baby as her child

KwaZulu Natal - A woman from KZN took a sigh of relief when the thief who had stolen her four-day-old baby boy was caught while trying to register him as her child at the Hlabisa Hospital.

According to reports, the baby thief approached the baby's mother and asked if she could make a quick call with her phone. When she said she did not have airtime, the woman offered to hold the baby while the mother went to buy airtime.

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News24 reports that upon her return, the mother found that the woman had vanished with her baby boy. She quickly reported the matter to the police. The thief later went to Hlabisa Hospital to get a card for the baby, and that was when she was caught when her story failed to check out.

According to TimesLIVE, provincial health MEC and acting premier Nomagugu Simelane lauded the Hlabisa Hospital staff for being vigilant and making sure that the baby boy was reunited with his mother. Simelane said:

"We would like to commend the nurses and doctors at Hlabisa Hospital for being proactive and alerting the police when realising there is something amiss. We thank them for what they’ve done. We need to be vigilant, so we can curb the scourge of baby thefts."

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Eskom moves loadshedding to Stage 6 from Sunday morning after the tripping of another generation unit

In other news, Briefly News reported that South Africans are bracing for more blackouts after state-owned power utility company Eskom's announcement that loadshedding will go up from Stage 5 to 6.

This comes following a statement on Saturday that Stage 5 loadshedding was going to be implemented during the weekend after five power generating units broke down overnight.

According to EWN, Eskom confirmed that Stage 6 blackouts will be rolling starting Sunday morning after the breaking down of more generation units.

Source: Briefly News