THE Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, visited Sebokeng Hospital on Christmas Day.
The MEC congratulated the mums and welcomed their new bundles of joy.
A happy Katlego Motsoane (22) welcomed her first child.
Katlego gave birth to her first-born daughter on Monday, 25 December at 01.10am at Sebokeng Hospital.
As she held her tiny baby in her arms, she told Daly Sun that she was grateful for her little girl.
Three babies, two boys and a girl, were born shortly after 12 midnight at the hospital, with the rest following later.
The MEC presented the mothers with hampers containing baby nappies, wet wipes and other items.
In an interview with the media, the MEC said that she is very happy about the little bundles of joy and that the mothers are happy and most of them are young mothers.
Meanwhile at the Site B Clinic in Khayelitsha
Likhona Dengana (23) is happy after giving birth to her first-born child in the early hours of Christmas Day.
She came to the Site B Clinic in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, on Sunday, 24 December after experiencing contractions.
The first-time mum said the pain got worse at the clinic, but she had no idea she was actually in labour.
After a few hours in the clinic, during which the contractions were extremely strong, Likhona was able to deliver her baby girl naturally.
Filipe Zondani, Site B's health promoter, said she had managed to pool the money donated by staff to buy clothes for the babies who would be born on Christmas Day.
One of the staff members said: "I get excited about the Christmas babies every year, especially when they are healthy. We had a baby for Christmas Day that was born at 00.30am. For us, it means a lot of blessings to welcome this princess."
The provincial Department of Health has not yet commented on the exact number of births in the Western Cape.
