📋 Tender Overview
Parliament, Monday, 3 August 2026 - The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture will, over the next two days, receive briefings from Members of the Executive Council (MECs) responsible for Agriculture and senior provincial officials on the implementation of interventions to contain Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) and the rollout of the national vaccination programme across all nine provinces.The meetings form part of the committees intensified oversight of governments response to the recent outbreaks of FMD which have had significant implications for livestock production, biosecurity, domestic trade and South Africas access to international export markets.Over the two-day programme, the committee will assess the state of the outbreak in each province, progress in implementing vaccination programmes, disease surveillance and movement control measures, veterinary capacity, support provided to livestock farmers, and intergovernmental coordination in preventing further spread of the disease.The committee has consistently emphasised that an effective response to the FMD requires coordinated action by national and provincial governments, strengthened veterinary services, improved traceability systems and sustained support for both commercial and communal livestock farmers.Meeting details for Tuesday are as follows:Date: Tuesday, 4 August 2026Time: 09:30 - 17:00Venue: Committee Room 3062, Third Floor, 90 Plein Street, Cape TownMECs to brief the committee:Free State MEC for Agriculture, Ms Elzabe RockmanMpumalanga MEC for Agriculture, Ms Brenda MoeketsiLimpopo MEC for Agriculture, Ms Nakedi Sibanda-KekanaNorth West MEC for Agriculture, Mr Madoda SambathaGauteng MEC for Agriculture, Ms Vuyiswa RamokgopaMeeting details for Wednesday are as follows:Date: Wednesday, 5 August 2026Time: 09:30 - 16:00Venue: Committee Room 3062, Third Floor, 90 Plein Street, Cape TownMECs to brief the committee:Northern Cape MEC for Agriculture, Mr Lebogang MotlhapingEastern Cape MEC for Agriculture, Ms Nonceba KontsiweKwaZulu-Natal MEC for Agriculture, Ms Thembeni MthethwaWestern Cape Department of Agriculture, represented by Head of Department Mr Mogale SebopetsaMembers of the media are invited to attend and report on the proceedings.ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMUNICATION SERVICES.For media enquiries, please contact:Mr Temba GubulaParliamentary Communication ServicesCell: 081 402 3531Email: tgubula@parliament.gov.za
