​Qaqambile Mdledle
Gauteng Premier David Makhura and Health MEC Nomathemba Mokgethi joined law-enforcement officers and health officials to assess compliance with COVID-19 regulations at the Grasmere Toll Plaza in the South of Johannesburg.
The roadblock was one of ten such initiatives that are being carried out by the province on the main arterial routes to screen and tes​t as many people as possible. 
"These operations are continuing throughout the week on all the major roads. I'm very glad that we're seeing a lot of people who are volunteering to test. People who are coming here at the roadblocks many of them are volunteering and we want to urge people if you don't feel well please make sure you go to a health facility." said the premier.
MEC Nomathemba Mokgethi said, they are testing all those people from hotspot areas and others they just check your temperature.
"If you present with signs, you also go to the testing stations. We have about seven testing stations" said MEC. Premier Makhura said the province is expecting a significant increase in Covid-19 cases this January as people return home from holiday. 
He said the province had exceeded 3,000 hospital admissions relating to Covid-19. "Those are indicators that the situation in the province is going to be difficult. The infection rate in Johannesburg and Tshwane is shooting through the roof now."
He also urged people not to let their guards down when they are at home.
"One of the messages we are saying to them is that when you get home, do not take off the mask because we depend entirely on the cooperation of citizens in the fight against Covid-19."