Water: Overlooked Key to South Africa’s FMD Crisis
South Africa’s current foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) situation has rightly pushed biosecurity into the national agricultural debate. Yet amid movement controls, zoning, and vaccination responses,...
South Africa’s FMD crisis deepens as new outbreaks confirmed in Northern Cape
South Africa’s ongoing battle against the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) crisis intensified this week with confirmed and suspected new outbreaks in two key agricultural regions,...
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Crisis Moves Beyond Talk as Saai Demands Immediate State Action
The Southern African Agri Initiative (Saai) confirms that Saai, Free State Agriculture, and Sakeliga’s attorneys has sent a formal demand to the Minister of...
Op-ed : Illicit alcohol: a brewing threat to health and workplace safety
By Rhys Evans, Managing Director at ALCO-Safe
South Africa has one of the highest levels of alcohol consumption per capita in the world, and our...
UN Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform for tackling antimicrobial resistance publishes recommendations for integrating animal welfare
WFA-led brief strengthens role of animal welfare in AMR governance ahead of establishment of the Independent Panel on Evidence for Action Against AMR
A new...
Human error: The leading cause of workplace incidents
AND HOW PPE CAN SAVE LIVES
Spring has officially arrived and farmers, those with small holdings, foresters, and of course, gardeners are all gearing up...