GQEBERHA - The Eastern Cape has been declared free of Foot and Mouth Disease.
But South Africa has been battling more than 250 outbreaks across other provinces. And the disease is impactin the Cost of living in South Africa.
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Meat prices rose by more than 10.5% in July helping to push up inflation to a 10 month high.
Agriculture minister, John Steenhuisen had a discussion with eNCA on this topic.