PRETORIA – Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen will update on the status of foot and mouth disease.
He will outline the strategy and timelines for vaccination to achieve a disease-free livestock industry.
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The briefing comes as the disease continues to spread in various parts of the country.
KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, and the North West have been most affected.
The government is expected to begin vaccinating animals next month.