All movement of cattle banned as foot and mouth disease spreads
LOCAL As foot and mouth disease spreads, minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development Thoko Didiza has banned all movement of cattle throughout SA. Any disregard for the movement ban is a criminal offence. Didiza’s decision is to halt cattle movement from one property to another for any reason for a period of 21 days, reviewable weekly. On Tuesday the department reported 116 outbreaks of foot and mouth disease […]
