Tourists warned of swine fever in Northern Cape
SOUTH AFRICA - Holidaymakers have been asked to comply with regulations banning the movement of pork and pork products to control classical swine fever, said the Northern Cape agriculture department on Tuesday.

Biodiesel could fuel rural economic revival
SOUTH AFRICA - Research will be conducted into the use of biodiesel waste in animal feed.

Swaziland's ban on pig imports lifted
SOUTH AFRICA - The ban on the importation of pigs and related products from South Africa has been partially lifted with effect from today.

S. Africa extends pig culling drive to eradicate swine fever
SOUTH AFRICA - South Africa said on Friday that it has extended the campaign to eradicate an outbreak of classical swine fever in the Eastern Cape province by another six months.

Campaign to combat swine fever in Eastern Cape continues
SOUTH AFRICA - The Department of Agriculture has extended the campaign to eradicate an outbreak of classical swine fever in the Eastern Cape by another six months.

New swine fever outbreak hits Easterns Cape's struggling community
EASTERN CAPE - A community outside Kirkwood had to stand by and watch helplessly yesterday when officials from the agriculture department culled hundreds of their pigs after another outbreak of classical swine fever in the Eastern Cape.

Meat machines: clean them every 48 hours not once a year
SOUTH AFRICA - Meat and poultry processors can choose not to have daily cleanups of equipment and plant as long as sanitary standards are maintained, according to a notice from the US federal Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

Pig farmers paid out R85m so far
SOUTH AFRICA - A total of R85-million has been paid out in compensation to farmers after the outbreak of swine fever in the Eastern Cape, says Agriculture and Land Affairs Minister Thoko Didiza.

Eastern Cape Swine Fever Warning
EASTERN CAPE - The agriculture department yesterday warned that no live pigs or pig products may be taken out of Eastern Cape following an outbreak of swine fever in the province.

S.Africa says pig cull halts swine fever outbreak
SOUTH AFRICA - South Africa has implemented a massive culling programme that has helped stop an outbreak of classical swine fever spreading across the country, the agriculture minister said on Tuesday.

Swine fever outbreak: 20 000 pigs face slaughter
SOUTH AFRICA - The culling of an estimated 20 000 pigs in the Eastern Cape started in Idutywa on Monday, after an outbreak of swine fever hit the province.

Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome in South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA - Followup report number 1 by the OIE on the detection of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) in South African pigs.

Deadly Pig Virus Strikes In South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA - The Western Cape department of agriculture in South Africa has announced that all pigs on farms where blue-ear disease has been diagnosed have to be destroyed. Farmers affected by the slaughter will get compensation.

African Swine Fever in South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA - Follow-up report No. 1 on the swine fever outbreak in the Kompienga province of South Africa