The reality of KZN’s FMD outbreak. Plus: Tony Leon on next DA leader
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KwaZulu-Natal has emerged as the epicentre of the current devastating outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) among cattle, with farmers, desperate for the new locally made vaccine, resorting to the worst to protect their livelihoods. We get a sense of the situation on farms with our roaming KZN reporter, Sakhiseni Nxumalo, who tells us farmers are shooting their infected livestock. Meanwhile, former DA leader Tony Leon offers John Steenhuisen’s eventual successor some strong pointers, and any guesses who his money is on? Finally, we tune in for our regular segments; On This Day in SA History and the ever-challenging Rauby’s Pointless Braai Quiz. Comment below and send our host, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer, a voice note: 072 562 3179. To advertise: thelead@24.com. Full editions drop Monday through Thursday at 19:00 on Spotify, Apple and YouTube. The show is fully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer and quality-checked by Simon Sonnekus.
Chapters
- 00:01 Graeme's intro
- 01:42 Crossing to Sakhiseni in KZN
- 08:30 What about the cultural impact?
- 15:57 Tony Leon with tips for next DA leader
- 27:47 Tony's backing who?
- 30:49 On This Day in SA History / Rauby's Pointless Braai Quiz
