Question to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development - NW651

29 April 2022 - NW651

Masipa, Mr NP to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

Whether she will furnish Mr N P Masipa with the details of the communal areas in (a) the Eastern Cape and (b) Limpopo in terms of the (i) number of dipping tanks for sheep and cattle, (ii) districts and/or areas where they are located, (iii) distances that the animals travel to reach the dipping facilities, (iv) details of the dipping committees and (v) frequencies of dipping in the past 10 years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

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(a) Eastern Cape Province

(i) 1 555 dipping tanks for cattle. There are no dipping tanks for sheep.

(ii)-(v) Refer to Table 1 below.

(b) Limpopo Province

(i) 1 466 dipping tanks for cattle. There are no dipping tanks for sheep.

(ii)-(v) Refer to Table 2 below.

TABLE 1: EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE

Categories	(i) Number of Dipping Tanks	(ii) District	Local	Village	(iii) Distances that the animals travel to reach the dipping facilities	(iv) Details of the dipping committees	(v) Frequencies of dipping in the past 10 years;
Sheep	The sheep dipping tanks are not part of the EC Provincial Veterinary Services. The government intervention on sheep is in terms of sheep scab treatments to improve the quality and quantity of the wool clip.
Cattle	40	Alfred Nzo	Ntabankulu	19 wards	2 to 4 km	All dipping committees are functional. 1 per dipping tank, 4 per LM and 1 per district.	Mbizana: dips weekly in summer and fortnightly in winter. Rest: fortnightly in summer and monthly in winter.
	56		Mbizana	32 wards
	71		Mzimvubu	28 wards
	69		Matatiele	27 wards
	236		Total
	113	Amathole	Mbashe		1 to 5 km	Not all dipping committees are functional, approximately 70% are functional.	Raymond Mhlaba is inland: dips monthly in winter and fortnightly in summer. The rest are coastal: dips weekly in summer and fortnightly in winter.
	23		Buffalo City
	9		Ngqushwa
	107		Mnquma
	2		Mahlathi
	23		Raymond Mhlaba
	277		Total
	66	Chris Hani	Intsikayethu		1 to 5 km	95% of the dipping committees are functional.	All are inland: the dipping is done once a month in winter and twice a month in summer.
	68		Ngcobo
	53		Emalahleni
	44		Sakhisizwe
	37		Inxuba Yethemba
	116		Enoch Mgijima
	384		Total
	37	Joe Gqabi	Senqu		500m-1.5km	Dipping committees are functional	All are inland: the dipping is done once a month in winter and twice a month in summer.
	140		Elundini		100m-5km
	63		Walter Sisulu		100m-5km
	240		Total
	61	O.R. Tambo	Ingquza Hill	31 wards and 61 villages with dipping tanks	3-5 km	95% of the dipping committees are functional.	The whole municipality is treated as coastal. Dipping happens weekly in summer months and twice a month in winter months.
	101		KSD	35 wards, 102 villages	3 to 5 km	95% have functional dipping committees and others have community animal health workers.	Mqanduli area of KSD: In summer, dipping is done weekly for all the villages along the coast and in winter fortnightly. All KSD: (Mthatha and Mqanduli, the inland area, the dipping is done once a month in winter and twice a month in summer.
	82		Nyandeni	31 wards and 82 villages with dipping tanks	3-5 km	98 % functional dipping committees. This is the one of the municipalities without community animal health workers.	Ngqeleni and Libode Coastal area: these areas are dipped every week in summer months and twice a month in winter months. Nyandeni inland: the dipping is done fortnightly in summer months and once a month in winter months.
	40		Port St Johns	20 wards and 40 villages with dipping tanks.	3-5 km	66% functional dipping committees. There are no community animal health workers in the municipality.	The whole municipality is treated as coastal. Dipping happens weekly in summer months and twice a month in winter months.
	88		Mhlontlo	26 wards and 88 villages with dipping tanks.	3-5 km	88 % have dipping committees. Others have fully employed community animal health workers.	The whole local municipality is regarded as inland. The dipping is twice a month in summer months and once a month or even suspended in winter months. The suspension all depends on the weather.
	392		Total
	7	Sarah Baartman	Kouga		1 to 5 km	Functional dipping committees or farmers representatives in all areas.	Dr Beyer’s Naude is in Land: monthly in winter and fortnightly in summer. Rest of the areas are coastal: dips weekly in summer and fortnightly in winter.
	17		Koukamma
	46		Nelson Mandela Bay
	10		Sunday’s River Valley
	36		Dr Beyer’s Naude
	42		Makana
	22		Ndlambe
	6		Blue Crane Route
	179		Total

	1 555		Grand Total

NB: The above list includes dipping tanks and handling facilities for spray dipping and/or pour-ons. The State provides the acaricide in all of them.

TABLE 2: LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Categories	(i) Number of Dipping Tanks	(ii) Districts	Local Municipality	Village	(iii) Distances that the animals travel to reach the dipping facilities	(iv) Details of the dipping committees	(v) Frequencies of dipping in the past 10 years.
Sheep	NONE
Cattle	230	Mopani	Letaba	52 villages	Overall average of 1-6km	Dipping committees are functional and composed of cattle farmers.	Weekly in villages around the Kruger National Park. Frequency increased during the Food and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak. Every 28 days in communal areas.
			Tzaneen	41 villages
			Baphalaborwa	15 villages
			Maruleng	48 villages
			Giyani	74 villages
Cattle	223	Vhembe	Musina	56 villages	Overall average of 1-6km	All dipping committees are functional and composed of cattle farmers.	Weekly in villages around the Kruger National Park. Frequency increased during the Food and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak. Every 28 days in communal areas.
			Makhado	68 villages
			Collins Chabane	54 villages
			Thulamela	45 villages
Cattle	331	Sekhukhune	Makhuduthamakga	104 villages	Overall average of 1-6km	All dipping committees are functional and composed of cattle farmers.	Weekly and frequency increased during Food and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak. Every 28 days in communal areas.
			Elias Motsoaledi	40 villages
			Ephraim Mogale	51 villages
			Fetakgomo-tubatse	136 villages
Cattle	223	Waterberg	Modimolle-mookgophong	41 villages	Overall average of 1-6km	All dipping committees are functional and composed of cattle farmers.	Weekly and frequency increased during Food and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak. Every 28 days in communal areas.
			Mogalakwena	117 villages
			Lephalale	41 villages
			Bela-Bela	11 villages
			Thabazimbi	13 villages
Cattle	417	Capricorn	Molemole	32 villages	Overall average-1-6km	All dipping committees are functional and compose of cattle farmers.	Weekly and frequency increased during Food and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak. Every 28 days in communal areas.
			Lepelle Nkumpi	89 villages
			Blouberg	104 villages
			Polokwane	192 villages

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29 April 2022 - NW651

Masipa, Mr NP to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

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