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New Year’s baby Olumiyo Miqi is pictured with his mother, Thandokazi Miqi (36), from Wallacedene in Kraaifontein.

New Year’s baby Olumiyo Miqi was born at the Tygerberg Hospital at 3:12am on January 1, 2026, to mother Thandokazi Miqi, 36, from Wallacedene in Kraaifontein.

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The first baby born on New Year’s Day was a little boy at Mowbray Maternity Hospital at midnight, weighing 3.8 kg to proud mother Geneva Claasen.

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The New Year began with tiny cries and big smiles across the Western Cape, as 28 babies were born in public health facilities on New Year’s Day.

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Meet New Year’s baby Olumiyo Miqi from Kraaifontein

Early count: 28 babies born in Western Cape public hospitals on New Year’s Day