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Foot and Mouth disease update with NewsWatch

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There’s an important update on the Foot-and-Mouth Disease situation that’s been affecting livestock across the country, and particularly here in KZN. The outbreak has been serious enough that the province is moving to declare it a provincial disaster, with hundreds of cases recorded and big impacts on farmers and local communities.

It’s a situation with real economic and social consequences, from rising meat prices to farm livelihoods, and our News Anchor, Dineo Mphahlela has the latest details and what this means today.

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