A 23-year-old man died in afire that broke out in his home on Wednesday night in Lenasia, as temperatures are dropping and residents remain under lockdown.

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MECs across Gauteng are running COVID-19 awareness programnes with acting social development MEC Panyaza Lesufi visiting Tembisa on Wednesday.

MECs from across Gauteng joined hundreds of medical workers across the province calling on people to test for COVID-19. This was part of continuous government operations to encourage the public to test for the virus. Panyaza Lesufi and Faith Mazibuko were in Tembisa on Wednesday to call on residents to get tested.

Police medical officials and some MECs gathered at the Phumulani Mall parking lot where they direct people to mobile testing units.

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During the afternoons commute, police carried out a stop and search operation on taxis in the Johannesburg CBD and surrounding areas.

Police arrested a taxi driver in the Johannesburg CBD on Monday afternoon for breaking lockdown regulations. This resulted from ongoing lockdown operations by law enforcement.

The Labour Department closed down a businesses in Benrose, Johannesburg, on Friday afternoon for violating lockdown regulations. A number of businesses have been ignoring lockdown regulations and the department is taking action.

SA Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Wednesday announced that doctors from China and Cuba will be coming to South Africa to assist the health department tackle COVID-19. He also painted a picture of how the pandemic is affecting South Africa so far.

SA Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Wednesday announced that there were a total of 1,380 cases in South Africa, an increase of 27 from Tuesday's figure. He addressed the media after launching mobile sampling and testing units in Sandringham, Johannesburg.

An intergovernmental response team distributed hand sanitiser at the Helen Joseph Hostel in Alexandra on Wednesday morning. The project, led by MEC for Human Settlements, Urban Planning and COGTA, Lebogang Maile, saw residents receive sanitiser in bottles.

Gauteng government and health officials tested people from Stjwetla informal settlement, in Alexandra, for COVID-19 on Tuesday morning. This came after a resident tested positive for the coronavirus. Gauteng Premier David Makhura was joined by Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku and other health officials.

Police spent the afternoon picking up homeless people in Doornfontein, taking them to an overnight shelter in Hillbrow.

Thirteen of the new patients are health workers from Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Free State and Gauteng.

Police arrested one driver during lockdown operations on Saturday afternoon. In a separate incident, police confiscated cigarettes worth more than R3,000.

Police spent the afternoon picking up homeless people in Doornfontein, taking them to an overnight shelter in Hillbrow.