[SAnews.gov.za] Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, has decided to lift the disease management areas (DMA) in Eastern Cape and Limpopo after intensified efforts by veterinary services were successful in containing the spread of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in the two provinces.

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[Premium Times] The comprehensive programme received N63.75 million in funding from NEPAD and N36.25 million from the Katsina State Government

[Daily Maverick] Parliament's patience snapped this week as Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen failed to show up to a long-awaited joint committee briefing on wildlife protection - a meeting he had personally scheduled.

[New Era] Walvis Bay -- Namibia made history yesterday afternoon when the country shipped its first consignment of goods - 45 000 tonnes of salt destined for Nigeria.