The Gauteng agriculture department says R16-million from the comprehensive agricultural support programme is being invested into managing and vaccinating against the foot-and-mouth disease, with more than 286,000 vaccines having already been administered.
Agriculture MEC Vuyiswa Ramokgopa said 90,000 more vaccines are expected to be coming in March from Botswana.
The first case in Gauteng was detected in April 2025 in the West Rand, and to date, according to the department, more than 261,000 animals have been affected.
