Africa-Press – South-Africa. The Department of Health says transmission of malaria in South Africa remains largely concentrated in the low-lying provinces of Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and KwaZulu-Natal.
It said most cases reported in Gauteng are imported from outside the country.
This comes as a sharp increase in malaria-related deaths have been reported in Gaunteng since the start of the year.
414 cases and 11 deaths have been reported in the province, a significant increase from 230 cases and one death in 2025.
Malaria is a potentially deadly disease transmitted through bites of infected mosquitoes, with flu-like symptoms.
Speaking at a webinar ahead of World Malaria Day on Saturday, Ednah Baloyi, director for malaria at the health department sought to allay concerns about the spread of infections in Gauteng.
“Transmission is mainly reported or concentrated (7:17) in the low-lying areas of Limpopo, Mpumalanga, as well as KwaZulu-Natal province. I know that there’s been a lot of, you know, news making the rounds, or rather news making the rounds, on various platforms in terms of the transmission that’s happening in Gauteng.”
“But just to re-emphasise that Gauteng does not experience any local transmission, but rather most of those cases that are reported in the province are from other countries. So, we are currently implementing the elimination strategic plan.”
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