SA farmers can independently vaccinate their livestock against FMD, court rules
Daily Maverick | 26.05.2026 06:10
Judge CJ van der Westhuizen of the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria handed down an order on 25 May confirming that farmers, feedlots and dairy operations can source and administer approved foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccines privately and independently, without participating in the state’s vaccination scheme or needing ministerial permission.
