GAUTENG. – 768 malaria cases and 17 deaths have been recorded in Gauteng this year from January to September. This is 38.6% more cases than in the same period in 2025, when 554 cases and six deaths were reported. The Gauteng Department of Health urged residents on Thursday to take precautions when travelling to areas where malaria occurs.
Steve Mabona, spokesman for the Gauteng Department of Health, says residents run the risk of contracting malaria when travelling to areas where the disease is common. Of the 17 people who died, 15 had travelled to countries in the Southern African Development Community. The department has linked approximately 59% of the deaths to travel to Mozambique.
The department encourages travellers to visit a travel clinic before departure. Those who develop symptoms such as fever, chills, headache, muscle pain, nausea or vomiting during or after a visit to a malaria area should immediately seek medical help and inform health workers of where they travelled.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
