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According to reports the minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza has provided an update following the first week of the countrywide ban on the movement of cattle because of Foot and Mouth Disease.
The minister says that during the week of the 18th to the 25 August, 11 new outbreaks of FMD brought the total number of infected cattle in the country to 127.
It is believed that five new cases have been confirmed in KZN, five in the Free State and one in Gauteng.
The Department says it regrets the economic impact this has on farming enterprises.
It says the medium to long-term impact on the livestock industry was at the centre of the decision to implement the ban.
The ban will remain in place until the status of the outbreak is considered again at the end of the second week.
The Department is also looking at lifting the ban on those provinces that have no cases of foot and mouth disease, including the Eastern Cape, in the coming week.
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