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Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) will host a webinar on food security and subsistence farming in partnership with the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, AgriSA and Statistics South Africa

The discussion in the webinar will be on how subsistence farming can sustain food security and alleviate poverty within the context of a challenging economic climate of an increase in the cost of living.

Details of the webinar are as follows: 

Date: 06 October 2022
Time: 14:00
Platform: Zoom

Please click the link to join the webinar: https://gcis.zoom.us/j/99744025941?pwd=UWNxVnZYTFA4OVNJc0dHR2dKNTA1dz09(link is external)

Webinar ID: 997 4402 5941
Passcode: 397259

Live streaming: https://www.youtube.com/user/GovernmentZA (link is external)

RSVP to Vanessa Mokaila on Vanessa@gcis.gov.za

Enquiries: William Baloyi on 0833907147

Issued by Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)
04 October 2022

MEDIA STATEMENT

08 SEPTEMBER 2022

MINISTER DIDIZA UPLIFTS THE COUNTRY WIDE BAN ON MOVEMENT OF CATTLE

The Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Ms. Thoko Didiza, MP has taken a decision to uplift the country wide ban on movement of cattle after the 21-day ban. The decision is based on the work done by the State Veterinary Services, Private Vets and Animal Health Technicians over the past 21 days.

The co-operation of Traditional Leaders, communities and the police assisted in limiting the spread. It is encouraging that the Eastern Cape, Western Cape and Northern Cape Provinces have not had a single case before and during the 21 days. In Gauteng and North West there has been suspect cases around quarantined farms and in Mpumalanga, no new cases had been picked up in past week.

In Limpopo, we will retain the disease management area in the protected zone and around. In Free State, our disease management area will cover those areas where no improvement has been observed, such as Marquad, Viljoen Skroon and Harrismith.

In KwaZulu-Natal, the disease management area will be retained in KwaNongoma, Ulundi, KwaHlabisa, eHluhluwe and eMtubatuba. In an effort to limit the negative effects of the disease as much as possible, the Minister has taken the decision to repeal the control measures relating to foot and mouth disease as prescribed in the Government Notice No. 2075 of 10 May 2022 and Government Notice No.2391 of 18 August 2022, and allow movements under certain conditions as outlined below, in the rest of the country except the new Disease Management Areas in Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal and Free State as per attached maps- further details describing the DMA is in the Gazette Notice.

All movements must be accompanied by 1) owner declaration, 2) recipient undertaking to isolate the animals for at least 28 days before introducing them onto the main herd, 3) all Stock Theft documents (Section 6 and section 8 documents). We will continue with surveillance and vaccination in these areas that still has active infections.

We call upon farmers and communities to observe the health protocols that have been put in place and refrain from illegal movement of cattle/animals. “Once again I call for improvement in the primary animal health care and the strengthening of biosecurity measures by all farmers, feedlots and auctioneers” said Minister Didiza.

Issued by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development: • Media Liaison Officer and Spokesperson: Mr Reggie Ngcobo, 0662980980 or MLO.Minister@dalrrd.gov.za. • Eviction Toll-free Number 0800 007 095