Departmental News

Raising of canal wall good news for agriculture

After two years of inaction by the national government, construction has finally begun to raise the wall of the four-kilometre feeder canal into the Brandvlei Dam by 300mm. The Western Cape Government warmly welcomes this. The Western Cape Department of Agriculture has since 2015 worked hard at facilitating an interdepartmental process that ultimately led to […]

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No further cases of ASF reported in the Southern Cape

No other African Swine Fever (ASF) cases have been reported in Mossel Bay and George in the Southern Cape since January 2022. Veterinary officials estimate that about 370 pigs have died due to the disease in these areas. The areas remain under quarantine, and local municipalities are assisting with the disposal of carcasses and disinfection.

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African Swine Fever detected in Southern Cape

Following the laboratory confirmation that African Swine  Fever (ASF) has been detected in Thembalethu, George in the Southern Cape, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture’s State Veterinary Services has served a quarantine notice on pig farmers in the area. AFS was also detected in  KwaNonqaba outside Mossel Bay earlier this month. The quarantine notice urges

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