This site requires JavaScript to be enabled. Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings, or upgrade to a modern browser.

[TOP STORY] Government defends bird flu vaccine rollout amid farmer frustrations

Loading player...

‘Those who want to vaccinate will come forward and raise their hands that they want to be vaccinated and [we] will start the process of registering the farm, getting it ready to receive the vaccine,’ says Dipepeneneng Serage, deputy director general, plant production and animal health at the Department of Agriculture.

27 Feb 2025 8AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

Other recent episodes

[TOP STORY] Airlines brace for prolonged Middle East airspace crisis

‘As frustrating and inconvenient as it is, airlines and governments are not going to knowingly and wilfully put their citizens, passengers, air crew and aircraft in harm's way,’ says Linden Birns, MD of Plane Talking.

4 Mar 8AM 8 min

The legacy of Mosiuoa ‘Terror’ Lekota

Trevor Manuel reflects on the life of ‘Terror’ Lekota. Minister defends FMD strategy amid legal challenge from farmers. And is the beer business losing its buzz for investors?

4 Mar 5AM 35 min

[TOP STORY] Farmers head to court over ‘catastrophic’ FMD handling

‘Just in the 2025/2026 year, we will lose R1.8 billion in revenue from the export industry. So that is why it is urgent at the moment,’ says Francois Rossouw, CEO at the Southern African Agri Initiative.

3 Mar 7AM 8 min

Joburg building collapse – where does accountability begin and end?

Farmers take minister to court over FMD vaccine ban. Couples gain R4m offshore freedom after budget change. And homeowners are raising concerns about how complexes are managed.

3 Mar 5AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] Middle East crisis pressures SA trade, oil and rand

‘Shipping lines have begun to impose what is called war surcharge, which is roughly about R40 per carton of fresh fruit. That in percentage terms is something like 20% of their farm gate revenue,’ says Dr Iraj Abedian, founder and CEO of Pan-African Investment and Research Services.

2 Mar 8AM 8 min

All episodes