AGRICULTURE NEWS - The Minister for Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza, recently announced that the blanket ban on gatherings of animals, such as at livestock auctions and shows, had been lifted.
The ban had been in place since the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the Molemole District of Limpopo three months ago.
According to a statement released by the department, this decision followed a briefing over the weekend by the department’s technical task team dealing with the outbreak.
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