Steenhuisen Confirms 274 Foot-and-Mouth Disease Cases in Five Provinces – The Mail & Guardian

Steenhuisen confirms 274 foot-and-mouth disease cases in five provinces – The Mail & Guardian

South Africa is battling 274 cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, the Free State, North West and Mpumalanga, Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has confirmed. Steenhuisen told a media briefing on Monday that the department was implementing “critical interventions and measures to turn the tide against persistent foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in provinces”. He said the outbreaks had far-reaching consequences for f…

Steenhuisen unveils plan to contain foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

By Lebone Rodah Mosima KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Free State, North West and Mpumalanga have all been confirmed with active cases of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak since the beginning of 2025, with 274 unresolved cases still recorded. Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen confirmed that by the end of May 2025, positive cases had been detected across all cattle farming systems — including commercial beef herds, breeding animals, feedlots,…

Agriculture department unleashes R72m to fight foot-and-mouth disease

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has confirmed that the department has spent R72-million for the current financial year to procure 900 000 doses of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines from the Botswana Vaccine Institute. Steenhuisen said the first batch of 500 000 doses arrived in June and has already been administered in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Gauteng, North West, and Free State. The second delivery of 400 000 doses landed last we…