WATCH | Foot-and-mouth disease declared a national disaster

Business Day TV spoke to Thabile Nkunjana, senior economist in the trade research unit at the National Agricultural Marketing Council

Foot-and-mouth disease vaccinations conducted at Karan Beef, which operates a feedlot in Heidelberg. File photo (Siphiwe Sibeko)

Since South Africa lost its foot-and-mouth disease-free status in 2019, the outbreak has intensified largely due to a shortage of vaccines, with President Cyril Ramaphosa now declaring the outbreak a national disaster. Business Day TV spoke to Thabile Nkunjana, senior economist in the trade research unit at the National Agricultural Marketing Council, for more insight.



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