The government has announced the suspension of all movement of cattle across South Africa, due to the outbreak of. The ban is valid for 21 days and will be reviewed weekly. The country is currently experiencing 116 outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease , involving farms, feedlots and communal areas in KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, North West, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Free State, Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Thoko Didiza announced.
A breakdown of a generation unit at the Arnot power station and three units at Tutuka power station, combined with the delays in fixing those, as well as those at Kusile power station, has led to the strain on power resources.Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has told delegates at the inaugural human settlements conference that her department, together with the department of higher education and training, will develop a model to assist in increasingaround universities.