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Authorities in Uganda have reportedly halted the recent ban on sale of meat in the capital, Kampala, amid an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has criticised the country's main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) party after it requested the US and European countries to monitor the upcoming elections.
Health officials had last week imposed the ban and ordered the closure of all slaughter places to curb the spread of the outbreak. The party made the request in a letter sent last week to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and some European foreign affairs ministers.
But Minister for Kampala City and Metropolitan Affairs Minsa Kabanda on Sunday told the Daily Monitor newspaper that the ban had been halted as the government continued to assess the impact of the disease in the capital. “The DA’s letter to the United States government is quite disingenuous and it is almost trying to sell our country to other powers in the world," President Ramaphosa was quoted as saying by state broadcaster SABC.
Ms Kabanda however urged people to ensure that animals were tested before being slaughtered. "And we have regional organisations in the world like Sadc, AU and have the UN as well. They always come to monitor our elections and now for a non-state entity to sell our democracy.”
Traders had opposed the ban and accused the government of failing to prevent the disease from spreading. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) party also slammed DA for the letter on Saturday, accusing the opposition party of offering "South Africa's sovereignty on a silver platter".
Foot-and-mouth disease has been reported in 40 districts across the country, according to the local media. South Africa's elections are planned for 29 May.
Polls by
research firms suggest that ANC's
share of the vote could fall below 50% for the first time since it came to
power in 1994, fuelled by widespread dissatisfaction with the state of the
economy, public services and corruption.
Read more:
South Africa's ANC
pitches for votes as majority threatened
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