South Africa ‘not winning’ in battle against FMD

01/12/2025

The minister of agriculture of South Africa, John Steenhuisen, has said the country is “currently not winning” its battle to contain foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).

In a statement at the end of November, the minister said more than 930,000 animals had been vaccinated in the last three months. However, he said there were still 274 “unresolved outbreaks” of FMD in different parts of the country.