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Under pressure: Foot-and-mouth disease vaccines have started arriving in the country from Argentina, with further shipments expected from Botswana and Turkey but farmers fear it might be too little, too late to curb the devastation. Photo: Democratic Alliance

Farmers despair amid FMD outbreak

The psychological toll of rampant foot-and-mouth disease is colliding with debt, regulatory paralysis and the emotional weight of generational loss

  • Sheree Bega
8 min read
UFH Vice-Chancellor and Principal Prof Sakhela Buhlungu; AngloGold Ashanti Vice-President of Sustainability & Closure Business, Kgomotso Tshaka; UFH Deputy VC of Research, Partnerships & Innovation Dr Nthabi Taole-Mjimba; UFH Deputy VC of Teaching & Learning Prof Renuka Vithal; and Senior Vice-President of Group Sustainability at AngloGold Ashanti, Ambassador Baso Sangqu.

AngloGold Ashanti Research Chair in Dairy Science & Technology launches into a bright future 

The chair is part of UFH’s larger plan to be socially and contextually relevant

  • Derek Davey
7 min read
With the recent launch of the AngloGold Ashanti Research Chair in Dairy Science & Technology at the University of Fort Hare, the Eastern Cape’s potential for growth and innovation is set to expand.

Eastern Cape offers importance and potential for SA’s dairy industry

Conditions are perfect for sustainable dairy farming, but with skills development it could yield even greater benefits

  • Derek Davey
6 min read
Fanie Ferreira, CEO of the Milk Producers’ Organisation (MPO), highlights the potential of the Research Chair in Dairy Science & Technology at the University of Fort Hare to drive transformative research, address industry challenges, and support small-scale dairy farmers across South Africa.

Milk Producers’ Organisation: Research will improve the industry 

Empowering small-scale dairy farmers across the rural-urban divide is the way forward

  • Derek Davey
6 min read