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FOSA calls on the incoming Agriculture minister to prioritise FMD control and land reform [SOUND]

# Forum for South Africa has welcomed John Steenhuisen’s removal as minister of Agriculture. DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis announced a series of changes to the party’s representation in government, including Willie Aucamp replacing Steenhuisen. FOSA leader, Tebogo Masholompane, says Steenhuisen has failed South African farmers in his handling of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, and Aucamp must prioritise disease control, agricultural biosecurity, and accelerate genuine land reform:

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