Agriculture minister launches online FMD authorisation portal that lets livestock owners self-vaccinate under notification and reporting rules to provincial vets.
Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen has approved a new set of national control measures for Foot‑and‑Mouth Disease (FMD) that will replace previous guidelines issued under Section 9...
Leaked internal correspondence from the Department of Agriculture has provoked strong criticism from the farming community and opposition politicians after the chief of staff to the...
South Africa’s ongoing battle with Foot-and-Mouth Disease is turning into more than just a farming crisis. It is fast becoming a political flashpoint, with mounting pressure...
Gauteng’s battle against foot-and-mouth disease is starting to feel less like a controlled operation and more like a race against time. And according to the Democratic...
The spread of foot-and-mouth disease Gauteng is placing farmers under pressure and exposing cracks in how the outbreak is being managed. Livestock losses are rising, and...
Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen met with the acting police minister and AgriSA to discuss rural safety and cross-border stock theftbut farmers say the real crisis is foot-and-mouth disease (FMD),...
The numbers are moving in the wrong direction. Despite a high-profile mass vaccination campaign led by Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen, foot-and-mouth disease cases in South Africa...
Government covers full cost of FMD vaccines, dismisses profiteering claims South African farmers can breathe a sigh of relief: the government is not making a profit...
As fresh cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) are confirmed across South Africa, many consumers are asking a simple question: Is it still safe to eat beef and...