Overview
- Government confirmed the arrival of 1.5 million Dollvet doses from Turkey, complementing one million Biogénesis Bagó doses received on 21 February and already dispatched to provinces.
- National vaccination is underway with priority on high‑risk areas, and KwaZulu‑Natal has deployed 45 teams targeting up to 90,000 cattle per day toward its 2.4 million‑head herd.
- The Department partnered with authorised agent Dunevax to secure supply after flight delays linked to Middle East airspace constraints slowed the Turkish consignment.
- President Cyril Ramaphosa approved an Inter‑Ministerial Committee for a regional approach as officials flagged infection risks linked to Lesotho and eSwatini.
- Farming groups Sakeliga, Saai and Free State Agriculture filed an urgent High Court application to allow private procurement and administration of FMD vaccines, challenging current state‑only rules under the Animal Diseases Act.