South African minister expresses concern over spreading foot-and-mouth disease

2/9/2025 7:48

South Africa's Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen on Monday voiced concern about the country's spreading foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).



"At present, there are 274 unresolved outbreaks across KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Free State, North West, and Mpumalanga provinces. Positive cases have been confirmed in all cattle farming systems, including commercial beef herds, animal breeding, feedlots, dairy cattle, and communal herds," Steenhuisen said at a media briefing in Cape Town, the country's legislative capital.



Steenhuisen urged farmers to comply with regulations aimed at curbing the disease.