Eastern Cape
Update on outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape province
As reported to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), KwaZulu-Natal has experienced 165 outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). Eighteen of these have been closed, with 147 still active. An enlarged Disease Management Area (DMA) was declared on 17 March 2025, where signs of continued virus activity[...]
Update on the foot and mouth disease in Eastern Cape
The outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the Kouga and Kou-kamma Municipalities of the Eastern Cape Province remain of great concern. Cattle on 26 farms have tested positive for the disease. Cattle on these positive farms have been vaccinated to decrease the viral load and to control[...]
Ford Motor Company Fund Assists Drought-stricken Eastern Cape Farmers with $20 000 Grant
Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company, is supporting the drought relief efforts for Eastern Cape farmers with a grant of $20 000 (almost R290 000) issued to Agri Eastern Cape, an affiliate of Agri South Africa. The Ford Fund grant, which is disbursed by non-profit[...]
Greater Kromme Stewardship (GKS) declares first two protected areas in Western Cape
The Kromensee Nature Reserve and The Sand River Private Nature Reserve were officially opened today at an event held at St Francis Links in the Eastern Cape. But while these working wind farms play their part in the growth of South Africa’s renewable energy resources, they could also cause[...]