Minister Steenhuisen opens foot-and-mouth indaba with call for overhaul [SOUND]

# Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen has called for urgent reform in the approach to foot-and-mouth disease, warning that outdated systems and poor coordination have left the livestock sector vulnerable. In his keynote address at the foot-and-mouth disease indaba in Roodeplaat, Pretoria, Steenhuisen said the recent outbreak exposed critical failures, including vaccine shortages and weak movement controls. He announced steps to regionalise disease control, co-finance vaccine supply with industry, and invest in rural infrastructure: