The South African Department of Agriculture has officially published a comprehensive set of revised control measures aimed at mitigating and eradicating Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreaks across the country. Published in the Government Gazette on July 8, 2026 (No. 54972), under Section 9(1) of the Animal Diseases Act, 1984, these regulations are signed by the Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Was Aucamp, MP. The primary objective of these directives is to establish country-wid

A serious Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak has hit livestock herds across parts of the Merafong City Local Municipality , with the...

Earlier today, Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen, accompanied by North West MEC for Health, Madoda Sambatha, visited Rysmierbult...