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FILE: Thabo Masebe. Picture: @David_Makhura/Twitter

Gauteng government

Gauteng govt mourns passing of acting DG Thabo Masebe

By Tara Penny

At the time of his passing on Monday, he was acting director-general in the Gauteng premier's office.

  • The Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital. Picture: @CharlotteMaxekeHospital/Facebook

    Gauteng govt working out cost of refurbishing fire-hit Charlotte Maxeke Hospital

    Gauteng has already received R68 million towards the repairs from the Solidarity Fund. However, acting Director-General Thabo Masebe said that this was not nearly enough.

    174 days ago
  • Gosiame Thamara Sithole from Tembisa. Picture: screengrab

    Tembisa 10: No evidence of human trafficking, says Gauteng govt

    Independent Media has now claimed that the 10 babies Gosiame Sithole gave birth to at the Tembisa Hospital in June were trafficked.

    287 days ago
  • Gosiame Thamara Sithole from Tembisa. Picture: screengrab

    Tembisa 10: Gauteng govt to take legal action against Independent Media

    On Wednesday, the media house revealed the findings of its internal investigation into the alleged decuplets.

    288 days ago
  • Entrance to the Maropeng Visitors Centre. Picture: Maropeng.

    Gauteng govt set to mark Heritage Day at Cradle of Humankind

    The Cradle of Humankind is one of the world’s most important heritage sites - the area has produced an enormous amount of information about the origins of mankind.

    321 days ago
  • FILE: People carry goods as they loot and vandalise the Lotsoho Mall in Katlehong township, East of Johannesburg, on 12 July 2021. Several shops are damaged and cars burnt in Johannesburg, following a night of violence. Police are on the scene trying to control further protests. It is unclear if this is linked to sporadic protests following the incarceration of former president Jacob Zuma. Picture: Phill Magakoe / AFP

    Gauteng lost an estimated R3.5bn & 14,500 jobs due to riots - Makhura

    Gauteng Premier David Makhura has presented an update on recovery plans following violent looting and destruction.

    377 days ago
  • An education department employee gets a COVID-19 vaccine shot at the Rabasotho community hall in Tembisa on 23 June 2021. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey Makhaza/Eyewitness News

    Gauteng Health says no one who is eligible for the COVID jab will be turned away

    Government aims to increase its pace to get as many as 100,000 people jabbed per day while also planning to increase its capacity.

    380 days ago
  • People stand near the looted and vandalised Lotsoho Mall in Katlehong township, east of Johannesburg, on 12 July 2021. Several shops are damaged and cars burnt in Johannesburg following a night of violence. Police are on the scene trying to control further protests. It is unclear if this is linked to sporadic protests following the incarceration of former president Jacob Zuma. Picture: Phill Magakoe/AFP

    Riots impacting delivery of services in affected areas - Gauteng govt

    Officials said that some provincial government services, including vaccination sites in the affected areas, have had to temporarily close due to safety concerns from both the staff and the public.

    395 days ago
  • FILE: Charlotte Maxeke Hospital after a fire on 17 April 2021. Picture: Twitter @GautengHealth

    Installation of fire doors an outstanding issue at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital

    The provincial government's Thabo Masebe said that he could not say at this stage when the hospital would reopen.

    423 days ago
  • FILE: Charlotte Maxeke Hospital after a fire on 17 April 2021. Picture: Twitter @GautengHealth

    Gauteng gov: Charlotte Maxeke Hospital's oncology building to reopen this week

    The hospital was closed in April after a fire that originated in an underground parking area caused a section of the parking garage to collapse, rendering the entire facility unsafe.

    436 days ago
  • FILE: An elderly woman receives her COVID-19 vaccine jab with the start of the second phase of South Africa's vaccine rollout on 17 May 2021. Picture: @GautengHealth/Twitter

    134,420 Gauteng residents vaccinated so far, says provincial govt

    The premier’s spokesperson Vuyo Mhaga said vaccination sites would be scaled up across the province.

    449 days ago
  • FILE: Charlotte Maxeke Hospital after a fire on 17 April 2021. Picture: Twitter @GautengHealth

    Charlotte Maxeke Hospital waiting for CoJ clearance to reopen, says Gauteng govt

    The Gauteng government said that there were still a few steps left before the hospital could reopen to the public after a devastating fire.

    458 days ago
  • The third-floor parking at the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital collapsed following a fire that began on Friday, 16 April 2021. Patients were moved and the hospital was closed for seven days. Picture: Twitter/@GautengProvince

    All patients moved from Charlotte Maxeke Hospital back next week - Gauteng govt

    Over 800 patients were moved after the fire caused structural damage more than a week ago.

    472 days ago
  • The revamped Abram Hlophe Primary School in Katlehong in Gauteng was opened on 15 February 2021. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey Makhaza/Eyewitness News

    Gauteng govt unveils revamped state-of-the-art school in Katlehong

    The school boasts state-of-the-art equipment expected to benefit hundreds of disadvantaged children in Katlehong.

    542 days ago
  • Charlotte Maxeke, Johannesburg Academic Hospital. Picture: Supplied.

    Gauteng to launch vaccine roll-out at Steve Biko, Charlotte Maxeke hospitals

    The healthcare institutions are part of the province’s 224 public vaccination sites.

    545 days ago
  • Gauteng Cooperative Governance MEC Lebogang Maile. Picture: @LebogangMaile1/Twitter

    Gauteng govt to help struggling Emfuleni, but will not give a bailout - Maile

    The provincial government said it will be spending money to assist the community with service delivery and to better manage their finances, but it won’t be paying the bills for them.

    548 days ago
  • Picture: 123rf.com

    More beds, but not enough health workers: Gauteng worried as COVID cases mount

    The province has recorded over 340,000 cases and about 6,395 COVID-19 related deaths, Gauteng has the second-highest number of active cases in the country.

    575 days ago
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    Large gatherings are COVID-19 super-spreaders and must be avoided - Gauteng govt

    This comes as videos continue to surface on social media of people gathered in large crowds and flouting COVID-19 protocols.

    596 days ago
  • FILE: Gauteng Premier David Makhura at a media briefing on the coronavirus on 25 March 2020. Picture: @GautengProvince/Twitter

    Makhura: There are signs of regression in clean governance in some Gauteng depts

    The premier on Friday delivered his end of year report at a virtual sitting of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature.

    622 days ago
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