Industry Update
24 April 2026
Industry Update — 24 April 2026
The updates below provide the latest verified information.
The Joint Working Group meeting with the Department of Agriculture and a representative of the MTT took place on Tuesday, 21 April. This update sets out the outcomes from this meeting and what happens next.
1. In-person technical alignment meeting — 6 May 2026, Pretoria
An in-person technical alignment meeting between the Department of Agriculture, the MTT and the ICC has been confirmed for 6 May in Pretoria.
The ICC’s focus for the meeting covers the following.
Regulatory alignment
Reaching practical agreement and finalisation on Section 9 and Section 10 without further delay. Aligning these processes reduces costs and time, which a delay in the response cannot support.
Provincial coordination structures
How the provincial JOC structures are functioning and what is needed to strengthen coordination between national and provincial level to support implementation on the ground.
Vaccine allocation
Clarity about how allocations are decided, how distribution is tracked at provincial level, and what happens to vaccines that have been allocated but not yet used, to help improve the rollout on the ground.
Vaccine procurement planning and future supply
Procurement planning, including the role of the private sector, must be practical, account for the regulatory requirements and built to work at national scale.
The goal is a consistent, accessible pathway that allows approved vaccines to reach as many susceptible animals as possible, in the shortest time, regardless of who the producer is or where they farm.
The ICC’s position is that private-sector participation must operate through a clear, uniform framework and not through case-by-case arrangements that depend on individual access.
Vaccine cold chain management
How industry can assist with cold chain management to support an effective rollout at the scale required.
2. Section 10 — public comment process
More than 400 public comments were received following publication. A legal requirement of the public comment process is that every comment must be considered before Section 10 can be finalised. Working through each comment is a legal obligation, and that process is now under way.
3. Dollvet vaccine consignment — clearance update
The ICC has received confirmation of the current clearance status of the Dollvet vaccine consignment held at OR Tambo.
SARS clearance was granted yesterday afternoon. State Veterinary clearance was confirmed earlier today.
Should the consignment arrive as planned, OBP has staff on standby to receive it this afternoon.
4. National operational coordination: vaccine rollout dashboard
The dashboard for this week, including per-province detail and data sources, is in the original PDF — download it from the link at the top of this page.
The FMD ICC will continue to update stakeholders and provide practical guidance as the national response progresses.
- Please raise any implementation issues directly with any FMD ICC member.
- If you want to report or raise something anonymously, you can send it to 073 786 7363 on WhatsApp.
- If you notice clinical signs of FMD in your animals such as limping, mouth or nose lesions, or excessive drooling/salivation — whether current or anytime in the past three months — please send only the GPS coordinates from the nearest S-road or main road to the same number.
- You are not required to submit any information that can identify you.
Note to Media
- All media enquiries must be directed to Sara-Lea van Eeden, FMD ICC Communications Lead, at sara-lea@s-ellepr.com.
- A minimum lead time of 24 hours is required.
- While we recognise the pressure of news deadlines and will always aim to respond as soon as possible and meet deadlines, the operating environment is dynamic, which may at times affect response timelines.
All media requests must include the following information:
- Your deadline
- Preferred format (for example: live or pre-recorded interview, telephonic, in-person, online, email interview, or written comment)
- The specific focus of your enquiry (for example: scientific or animal health matters, economic or trade impact, or operational response)
- The specific questions you would like addressed
Responses are coordinated across all nine FMD ICC members and this procedure enables the FMD ICC to provide you with accurate responses that support responsible and factual reporting during a national crisis.