- The Latest: Lawmaker gets COVID-19, blames maskless colleagues in Capitol riot lockdown: Watson Coleman, 75, of Ewing, believes she was exposed after sheltering with several maskless colleagues during last week’s storming of the U.S. Capitol, according to a statement from her office. I …. Read More at: “Gauteng” – BingNews
- President Ramaphosa: Land border posts closed as South Africa remains at Level 3 lockdown: Following weeks of congestion and panic due to delays caused by infection control measures, President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday night announced the closure of SA’s biggest land border posts until 15 …. Read More at: “Gauteng” – BingNews
- Gauteng health facilities facing COVID-19 strain: Gauteng Premier David Makhura stressed how the province’s health system is beginning to feel the strain of the second wave of COVID-19 infections. Makhura was speaking during a visit to the Steve Biko …. Read More at: “Gauteng” – BingNews
- As COVID-19 overwhelms S.Africa hospital, patients treated in parking lot: As daily cases of COVID-19 in South Africa reach 20,000, surpassing levels seen during the first wave of the pandemic, Steve Biko hospital in Pretoria is so full that staff are giving some patients …. Read More at: “Gauteng” – BingNews
- Gauteng doctors on second wave: ‘Our health system is overwhelmed — we are traumatised for life’: As Gauteng Premier David Makhura and Steve Biko Academic Hospital CEO Dr Mathabo Mathebula tried on Monday to explain away images of gravely ill patients being treated in pouring rain in tents outside …. Read More at: “Gauteng” – BingNews
- 20m vaccine doses secured – Cyril Ramaphosa: Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on progress in the national effort to contain the Covid-19 pandemic We are now 11 days into a new year. Once again, I wish you all the very best for 2021. We …. Read More at: “Gauteng” – BingNews
- South Africa shuts 20 land ports of entry amid growing risk of Covid-19 infections: Covid-19 lockdown restrictions are set to remain largely unchanged for the next month, but land borders will be closed as long queues and congestion there have heightened the risk of infection. “To …. Read More at: “Gauteng” – BingNews
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Pretoria almost had a different name: “Pretoriusdorp”, “Pretorium”, “Pretoriusstad” were all considered as names by Marthinus Pretorius (the founder of the city, whose father Andries Pretorius). MW Pretorius bought two farms to start a new town. The first church congregation was named Pretoria Philadeplhia (Pretoria Friendship) in honor of Pretorius’ father. Later the town took on the shortened name of Pretoria. (Thanks for correcting me Andrew Buitendach).
