TheCattleSite Latest News: South Africa
07 April 2020
South Africa earmarks $64 million for small-scale farmers as lockdown continuesSouth Africa has agreed to set aside 1.2 billion rand ($64 million) to assist small-scale farmers and support food production as a nationwide lockdown stretches on....
17 February 2020
South African Farm Minister lifts livestock auction banSouth Africa has lifted a two-month ban on livestock auctions for cattle, sheep and other species following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in 2019....
05 February 2020
How Bovine Tuberculosis Diagnostics Contribute to Wildlife ConservationThe Hluhluwe-Imfolozi park in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, is home to over 96 species of mammals, including giraffes, rhinoceros, elephants, lions and African buffalo. Bovine tuberculosis (bTB), a major infectious disease that affects the lungs and lymph...
14 January 2020
Dire Prediction for SA Beef Exports After FMD OutbreakSOUTH AFRICA - SA could lose up to $140m (R2.02bn) in 2020 as countries in the region and elsewhere hold back on importing its beef due to a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak....
30 May 2019
Anthrax Outbreak Among Cattle in LesothoSOUTH AFRICA - The Veterinary Authority of Lesotho has reported three anthrax outbreaks to the World Health Organisation for Animal Health, after 24 cattle died of the bacteria-born disease....
11 April 2019
Cattle Will Suffer as Support for SPCAs Dwindles, IFP WarnsSOUTH AFRICA - The vital work carried out by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in rural areas has been highlighted by the Inkatha Freedom Party....
17 January 2019
Karan Beef Merger Approved with ConditionsSOUTH AFRICA - The proposed merger of Karan Beef Holdings merger with Karan Beef and Karan Beef Feedlot was approved by the Competition Tribunal on Wednesday with certain conditions....
09 January 2019
FMD Found in Cattle in LimpopoSOUTH AFRICA - The department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries has quarantined an area in Vhembe in Limpopo, following positive laboratory results for foot-and-mouth disease in cattle in the district....
28 August 2018
SA Farmers 'Furious' Over Trump Land TweetSOUTH AFRICA - Farmers in the country have demanded Donald Trump "leave us the hell alone" after the US president criticized the country's land reform plans, accusing him of trying to deflect attention from his own scandals....
12 February 2018
DA to Take Public Protector Vrede Dairy Farm Report on ReviewSOUTH AFRICA - The DA is taking Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's report on the Vrede dairy project in the Free State on review, the party's leader Mmusi Maimane announced on Monday....
23 November 2017
ESS-FOOD Enters South AfricaSOUTH AFRICA - ESS-FOOD, which has to date been a pure trading company, is now pursuing a new direction and establishing itself in the foodservice sector in South Africa....
20 June 2017
Competition Commission Raids Beef Suppliers for 'Price Fixing'SOUTH AFRICA - The Competition Commission raided 13 premises belonging to seven meat suppliers in three provinces on Wednesday morning as part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged fixing of prices and trading conditions....
14 June 2017
TAU SA Commends Agri Sector for 22% GrowthSOUTH AFRICA - The South African agricultural sector has not been a contributing factor to the recession the country currently has to contend with, and TAU SA congratulates the entire agricultural sector, and in particular all farmers, for the remarkable...
26 April 2017
Co-op Launches Livestock Feed, Maize Meal Processing FacilitySOUTH AFRICA - In a quest to enter the commercial agro-processing and meat production market, the Mount Frere-based Matyeni Agricultural Co-operative in the Alfred Nzo district of the Eastern Cape, launched a processing facility which produces livestock...
08 March 2017
OIE reports FMD Outbreak in Mpumalanga Dairy FarmSOUTH AFRICA - The South African veterinary authorities have reported an outbreak of foot and mouth disease at a dairy farm in Mpumalanga....
14 February 2017
DAFF Meets China with Prospects of Exporting BeefSOUTH AFRICA - The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) of the Republic of South Africa hosted a delegation from the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) of The Peoples Republic of China...
07 December 2016
SA Reminds Namibia to Test Export Cattle for TBSOUTH AFRICA - SA’s biggest beef import partner on the continent, Namibia, has fallen foul of the country’s tuberculosis (TB) testing standards, leading to a low-key trade dispute between the countries....
17 May 2016
US Beef Arrives in Recently Reopened South African MarketUS - The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed that the first shipment of US beef recently arrived in South Africa following the reopening of the South African market earlier this year....
26 February 2016
Beef Contract Helps to Minimise Price RiskSOUTH AFRICA - The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in South Africa has recently launched a “Beef Carcass” Futures Contract. Dr Raphael Karuaihe, commodity derivatives manager at the JSE, and Lardus van Zyl, chairperson of the Red Meat Producers...
05 February 2016
Farmers Have to be More Pro-Active in Fight Against BrucellosisSOUTH AFRICA - Where bovine brucellosis was relatively under control in South Africa around the nineteen-eighties, there has been a steady increase in cases of this bacterial disease over the past ten years. Lax biosecurity measures and failure to vaccinate...
02 February 2016
South African Drought: No Relief in SightSOUTH AFRICA - In spite of wide spread rain over many parts of the drought-stricken summer rainfall area of South Africa, chances remain low that the impact of drought will soon be broken. Glenneis Kriel reports....
08 January 2016
South Africa Finally Agrees to US Meat Import DemandsSOUTH AFRICA - Negotiations between South Africa and the US on key areas related to the importation of poultry, beef and pork from the US to South Africa were concluded at a meeting on 6 January 2016. ...
17 December 2015
South African Producers Urged to Report Livestock TheftSOUTH AFRICA - South Africa's National Livestock Theft Prevention Forum (NSTPF) has said that too many cases of livestock theft are going unreported, meaning that the crime cannot be policed properly....
11 December 2015
South Africa Faces Worst Drought in Thirty YearsSOUTH AFRICA - South Africa will be facing a disaster if it doesn’t rain by the end of December. Over the past year, El Niño has caused below average rainfall in many parts of the country, with some areas recording their lowest rainfall in fifty years....
16 November 2015
Thousands of Cattle Dying in Severe South African DroughtSOUTH AFRICA - Southern Africa is currently experiencing one of its most severe droughts in the past 20 years, with serious consequences for agriculture and animal welfare....
06 November 2015
South Africa's Benefits Suspended After Failure to Import US Ag ProductsUS - South Africa's trade benefits with the US will soon be suspended due to a continued failure to sort issues relating to agricultural imports....
26 August 2015
Frustration Grows: South Africa Resolute in US Meat Ban SOUTH AFRICA - US poultry producers are growing impatient over continued delays on market access to South Africa for meat products....
Humans Carry More Superbugs than CowsSOUTH AFRICA - Antimicrobial resistance of a common farmyard bacteria has been shown to be far more common in humans than animals....
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