Gauteng

A woman was injured when a tree fell on to her car. A woman was injured when a tree fell on to her car in Pretoria on Monday morning.Paramedics from Netcare 911 responded to reports of a collision on Brooklyn Road in Menlo Park, Pretoria, at around 06:09.Reports from the scene indicated that a tree had…

Tasneem Motara. Dino Lloyd/Gallo Images via Getty Images Gauteng MEC for Infrastructure Development and Property Management, Tasneem Motara, has tested positive for Covid-19. Motara will undergo the 14-day isolation period as a result. The Gauteng provincial government has wished her a speedy recovery.Gauteng MEC for Infrastructure Development, Tasneem Motara, has tested positive for Covid-19, the provincial government confirmed in…

A health worker screens a resident at Diepsloot for Covid-19. Sharon Seretlo/Gallo Images via Getty Images The Gauteng government will not ask national government to put it under a Level 4 or 5 lockdown.The provincial government wants assistance to enforce measures that will curb unnecessary gatherings and reduce movement.The Gauteng government also says that while…

A health worker process for Covid-19 antibodies after getting blood from a patient. The Gauteng health department said there were delays in verifying and processing information.Health MEC Bandile Masuku, however, said there is nothing untoward and it "takes long".The provincial department only submitted the updated figures for Sunday's publication, Mkhize's office said.The Gauteng health department…

Gauteng MEC for Health, Dr Bandile Masuku. PHOTO: Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo The proposal comes as the number of confirmed cases is fast approaching the 60 000 mark.Gauteng has the second highest number of infections in the country after the Western Cape.If the proposal is approved, it could mean shutting down the economy for two weeks…