In June this year, Independent Media exclusively broke the story of the record-breaking 'Tembisa Ten' births. What began as a good news story, however, was dismissed as fake news in some quarters amid reports of a cover-up by health authorities and government.
Human trafficking, cover-ups and a Nigerian doctor operating under a pseudonym - these were among the claims made by Independent Media chairperson Iqbal Survé.
Dr Survé said the media company has been continuously threatened with legal action by the government if it continued to publish the investigation findings that health and other government officials enabled the trafficking of the Tembisa 10 babies.
As Independent releases report on the alleged birth of decuplets to a Gauteng woman, the provincial government says it's taking legal action against the company.