Garden Route District Municipality Issues Update on Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak
Mossel Bay, Western Cape – 20 February 2026 – The Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM), together with the Western Cape…
Wiesenhof and SAAI join forces to support FMD-affected farmers
As the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) crisis spreads across South Africa like wildfire, leaving farmers in despair amid slow government response,…
Foot and Mouth disease awareness boosted through information session
Farmers, the general public, Western Cape Provincial Traffic, and the South African Police Service were in attendance at an important…
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Detected in Hartenbos
MOSSEL BAY, SOUTH AFRICA — Farmers and veterinary authorities in the Western Cape are on heightened alert after foot-and-mouth disease…
DA warmly welcomes that 1-million vaccines will arrive in 4 days, to fight FMD
The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the Minister of Agriculture’s announcements regarding the arrival of the next bulk order of Foot-and-Mouth…
GRDM Foot-and-Mouth Update 5
Garden Route Municipality GRDM Multi-Agency Command Centre. 𝘑𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵: 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘙𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘋𝘔, 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘪 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝗙𝗠𝗗…
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Update 4
The latest Foot-and-Mouth disease update has been released by the Garden Route District Municipality Multi-Agency Command Centre. Affected municipal area:…
Steenhuisen and Winde Lead Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccination Drive in Fisantekraal
FISANTEKRAAL – Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen and Western Cape Premier Alan Winde joined veterinary teams in Fisantekraal yesterday to…
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Update 3: Garden Route District Municipality Multi-Agency Command Centre
The Western Cape Provincial Government (WCG) Local State Veterinarian, Dr Leana Janse van Rensburg, has not yet received the Foot-and-Mouth…
Garden Route District Municipality Rolls Out Annual First Aid Level 3 Training Programme
Annually, the Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM) Disaster Management Section delivers a series of First Aid Level 3 training sessions…
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Update 2: Garden Route District Municipality Multi-Agency Command Centre
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Update 2: The State Veterinarian leading the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) response in the Garden Route, Dr Leana Janse…
Foot & Mouth report from RPOWK & AWK
Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) is a serious, highly contagious viral disease of livestock with significant economic impact. The disease affects cattle,…
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Update 1: F&M found on Hartenbos farm
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Update 1: Garden Route District Municipality Multi-Agency Command Centre Joint Statement: Agri Western Cape and GRDM 9 February…
Executive Mayor commends Western Cape Government for proactive intervention in containing the spread of foot-and-mouth disease
The Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM) Executive Mayor, Marais Kruger, welcomes the Western Cape Government’s (WCG) proactive steps in containing…
Foot & mouth disease being investigated in the Cape
Cases of foot and mouth disease are currently under investigation in the Khayelitsha and Mfuleni areas, according to Agri Western…
The Democratic Alliance announces SA-made vaccines on the way
The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes a major milestone for South Africa’s agricultural biosecurity: the restart of vaccine production at the…
Thousands Unite in Hope: Knysna Cancer Walk Brings Comfort and Support to Families
KNYSNA — thousands of walkers gathered in a powerful display of solidarity and compassion at the annual Knysna Cancer Walk,…
Man rescued from near drowning in Groot Brak
Groot Brak – On Saturday, 31 January, NSRI Mossel Bay duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports from a bystander,…