Western and Eastern Cape floods―potential of R6.3 billion agricultural losses for pome and stone fruit industry

Storm damage affected nearly 26% of the national pome and stone industry’s value, destroying critical water supply and infrastructure, and threatening thousands of jobs
Call to vaccinate as 3.5 million FMD vaccine doses arrive

“The stakes could not be higher …”
A total of 13.5 million vaccine doses will have been imported by the end of May 2026