​Gauteng news
The Gauteng Provincial Government is pleased and welcomes the active participation of the DSTV Premier League teams in the COVID-19 vaccination rollout programme.
From Monday, football players and technical team members for Mamelodi Sundowns and TS Galaxy football clubs received their COVID-19 vaccines in the province.
Even though TS Galaxy is a Mpumalanga outfit, the team was vaccinated in Gauteng province as it is based here.​
Gauteng Premier David Makhura who visited the teams said the move is significant and in line with the Return to Play social mobilisation programme.
"The decision by the PSL football teams to take the COVID-19 vaccination publicly is significant and it is in line with the return to play social mobilisation programme launched by government and social partners last week."
Since March 2020, PSL teams have been playing inside empty stadiums due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The province is hopeful that having the teams vaccinated publicly will go a long way to convince persons who are still hesitant about taking the COVID-19 vaccine.
"We all need to vaccinate in order to take back our lives, return to a new reality and adjusting to a new normal."