Foot-and-mouth disease

Cape Town —. Govt Halts Movement of Cattle Following Outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease. The government has announced the suspension of all movement of ...

The minister said that run-down buildings in inner cities can be used for accommodating students and could be a chance for young developers to enter the property market. The minister's decision is aimed at halting the continued spread of FMD in the country. The African National Congress (ANC) owes R86 million in provident fund contributions for over 530 of its staff members.

Agriculture Minister Thoko Didiza has suspended the movement of cattle in South Africa due to increasing cases of foot-and-mouth disease.

Five of the new locations were reported in the Free State, one in Moqhaka municipality, three in Setsoto municipality and one in Nketoana municipality. “The third outbreak event also started in March 2022 in North West and spread to Free State, Gauteng and Mpumalanga. “In Limpopo, there are seven affected properties, with the last positive case reported on 13 June 2022 and one outbreak has been resolved. One location was identified in the City of Tshwane municipality in Gauteng,” read the report. According to the department’s foot-and-mouth disease outbreak and surveillance update report dated 16 August, the first outbreak started in KwaZulu-Natal in May 2021. Gauteng has two open outbreaks, with the last reported case on 16 August and three outbreaks have been resolved. “Since the update report of 5 August, a total of six new positive locations were identified in this outbreak event. The report states that North West has 14 open outbreaks, with the last positive case reported on 21 June. “I recognise the major disruption that the movement ban will cause in the normal business of many sectors. “The announcement by the minister is a concern to us, but it is a step in the right direction to getting this disease under control. this is the fight of every farmer if we want to curb the disease as fast as possible so that we can continue with our businesses,” he said. Any disregard for the movement ban is a criminal offence,” she said.

Movement of cattle during the ban is a criminal offence. However, the decision - which is under weekly review- still needs to be gazetted.

Movement of cattle during the ban is a criminal offence. It’s a method of the minister to stop the spread of the foot-and-mouth disease.Louis Wessels, Red Meat Producers Organisation Chairperson John Maytham speaks to Louis Wessels, red meat producer and chairperson of the Red Meat Producers Organisation, to bring context to the shortage of meat consumers should expect and whether this will affect the price of red meat or not.

In the efforts to contain the outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease reported on July 21 in Chikwawa Shire Valley ADD, over 25,000 cattle out of about 39,000 ...

It means these people are not doing good business as of now. “We have been affected heavily for the past 3 weeks,” he said. Gilson Njunga, Deputy Director for Animal Health (Field Services ) at 0995910460.

The disease continues to spread, with 15 new properties and two new provinces affected in the last two weeks alone.

“The threat that FMD poses to the cattle industry is tremendous. However, the public is reminded that all cloven hoofed animals can spread Foot and Mouth Disease Virus, and the movement of sheep, goats, pigs and cloven hoofed game animals should also be handled with the necessary caution.” The ban will be declared in Government Gazette and any disregard for the movement ban was a criminal offense.