Thursday , 26 February 2026

Phumzile Mlangeni

Gauteng ramps up fight against foot-and-mouth disease

A worker wears protective gear while working with cattle amid a foot and mouth disease outbreak.

Gauteng MEC for Agriculture Vuyiswa Ramokgopa says the province is entering a decisive phase in the fight against foot-and-mouth, with the large-scale rollout of newly secured vaccines under way. She was speaking during a media briefing on the province’s foot-and-mouth rapid response plan. The number of confirmed cases in Gauteng has risen to 228, an increase of 55 since the …

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