FMD

Premier Alan Winde and Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Dr Ivan Meyer, have welcomed signs of stabilisation in the national Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in the Western Cape. But the Premier stresses that continued vigilance remains essential to prevent further spread. “The most recent case of FMD was identified on 22 …

The Western Cape’s coordinated Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) response plan has been further bolstered with the arrival of 8,000 more vaccine doses in the province. This will supplement the 100,000 doses the province received last week, bringing the total number to 170,400 doses received so far. “More than 121,000 vaccination doses have been administered across 438 …

The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Coordinating Team was first activated on 17 February 2026, in response to the declaration of a national disaster for Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). The City of Cape Town’s response to the Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak is coordinated by the Disaster Risk Management Centre. Apart from weekly meetings …

The Standing Committee on Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament earlier this week received a briefing from the Western Cape Department of Agriculture on ongoing efforts to manage and contain the risk of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the province. The committee noted the Department’s update on the arrival of 100 …

100,000 doses of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine arrived at Cape Town International Airport last night, providing a further boost to the Western Cape Government’s efforts to combat the disease in the province. These will be distributed across the West Coast, Cape Winelands, and Garden Route districts, coordinated by a provincial “war room”, which meets regularly. …

This week, Western Cape Premier Alan Winde chaired a meeting of the Premier’s Coordinating Forum (PCF), bringing together provincial leadership and municipal representatives to strengthen cooperation on key challenges facing the province. The PCF is a consultative intergovernmental body designed to enhance partnerships and coordination between the Western Cape Government and municipalities across the province. …