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Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen witnessing the finalisation of South Africa’s first locally-produced foot-and-mouth disease vaccines in 21 years
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

SA produces first foot-and-mouth disease vaccines in 21 years

Agriculture department rejects calls of a ‘vaccine free-for-all’ and says there must be state-led control of vaccination process while farmers battle ongoing outbreaks

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read
BROWN LOCUSTS

Northern Cape farmers battle ‘horrific’ brown locust outbreak

But Agricultural Research Council says outbreak is normal, and only a medium-sized outbreak

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read