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Swarms of brown locusts have swept over the Northern Cape wreaking havoc on vegetation.
Most of the locusts have been found in Upington, Springbok, Kimberly, Kuruman and De Aar. Agriculture MEC Mase Manopole says the winds are fanning the spread of the locusts.
While the insects are harmless to humans it’s damaging for crops. Farmers who are already devastated by the ongoing drought are now counting their losses. The MEC says control measures are being put in place to ease the burden on residents but chemicals cannot be used on dwellings. Residents have been urged to switch off their lights.

Farm owners in some parts of the Northern Cape are battling the highest outbreak of locusts in the province. Today, MEC for Agriculture, Mase Manopole, visited several farms,
to assess the impact the swarm might have caused to the crops.
Manopole says the outbreak poses a real threat to the food security in the province.

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and confirmed that the country will remain under lockdown Level 4 until at least the 25th of July. While much of the restrictions remain the same,
there's been a few tweaks that took effect from midnight last night.
We were joined in studio by our producer Nic Andersen,
to take us through these changes and what they mean for our vaccine rollout.

Good hygiene and social distancing challenges.

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