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The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development says it has paid a visit to drought-stricken areas in the Northern Cape to confirm whether farmers had received drought relief vouchers last year to purchase fodder for their livestock.
This was made known following a question posed by a DA member of the National Assembly, Noko Phineas Masipa, about whether the department had visited the province in January this year as promised. The department added that the visit was undertaken in the Namakwa and ZF Mgcau districts during the week of 23 March and it found that farmers who had applied for drought relief received vouchers to purchase fodder. This as the department had made R35 million available for drought relief in the province. The department further stated that a total of 3 900 farmers across all categories have benefitted in all affected districts.
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Rabies in KZN on rise again
By Tanya Waterworth
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Durban - A ten-year-old KwaZulu-Natal boy has died from rabies and more than 30 cases of animal rabies have been confirmed since the beginning of the year − 21 of these cases are in KwaZulu-Natal.
Yesterday, the two latest cases of animals infected with rabies were a bat in Hillcrest and a dog in Mandeni.
This week, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development and the SA Veterinary Council sent out a combined statement alerting the public to the cases and urging them to have their pets vaccinated against rabies. The department is saddened to report that one human fatality has been reported from KwaZulu-Natal (10-year-old boy). We would like to assure members of the public that although rabies is an unfortunate reality, it can be prevented.
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