The Eastern Cape Department of Agriculture has welcomed more than one million vaccine doses secured towards combating the FMD outbreak.
Active measures are being implemented in the Western Cape to contain Foot-and-Mouth Disease, ensuring agricultural stability and public safety amidst the outbreak.
Wiesenhof Coffee Roastery collaborates with SAAI to support farmers affected by foot-and-mouth disease, offering financial aid for biosecurity and vaccine logistics.
The Municipality has announced a Foot-and-Mouth Disease quarantine programme, but the pound won’t take stray cattle without written clearance.
Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen has urged South Africa to accelerate reforms while acknowledging progress made under the Government of National Unity
South Africa’s first locally produced Foot and Mouth Disease vaccines in over two decades delivered to strengthen containment efforts in Kouga.
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has removed Dr Danie Odendaal from the ministerial task team on controlled diseases, citing his refusal to sign a confidentiality declaration.
The Western Cape allocated R100 million for vaccines to combat foot-and-mouth disease, implementing strict border controls and a 21-point action plan.
The country has officially resumed local production of foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccines, ending a 20-year reliance on foreign supplies.
Kouga Municipality calls on farmers and residents to adhere strictly to containment measures following Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak in Kruisfontein.