Gauteng Premier David Makhura briefs the media amid ongoing protests and violent looting in parts of the province, which have resulted in loss of life and extensive damage to property.
Makhura will be returning for a second term as Gauteng Premier. Although his first tenure has widely been seen as successful, the Life Esidimeni tragedy that claimed the lives of 144 mental health patients, has stained his legacy.
Gauteng Premier David Makhura will on Friday morning lead a vaccination drive in the Sebokeng District Municipality.
South Africa has set itself an ambitious target of reaching head immunity of 40 million vaccinated people by the end of this year. This was announced by deputy president, David Mabuza while visiting Kagiso township west of Johannesburg.
Gauteng premier David Makhura says it’s evident that some officials in the provincial government are determined to continue looting taxpayers’ money.
The Special Tribunal of South Africa says Gauteng Premier David Makhura’s lawyers have requested three days in which to familiarise themselves with a case related to alleged corruption.
Gauteng Premier David Makhura says preliminary estimates show that the damage caused by the recent unrest to the province’s economy amounts to three and a half billion rand.
Gauteng Premier David Makhura says state security institutions were ill-prepared for last week’s unrest and exposed the country to outside threats such as terrorist organisations.
Gauteng Premier David Makhura visited the Tembisa Plaza, East of Johannesburg, where he joined community members cleaning various shopping centres that were looted and vandalised earlier this week.
Gauteng Premier David Makhura says more healthcare workers are needed in the province. Makhura says all health care personnel from the now closed Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital, have been deployed to different health facilities across the province.
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