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[TOP STORY] Pork prices surge as outbreaks spread and state response criticised

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‘I think the minister has realised what crisis he is in. It's solely on the minister to react and to give instructions to his staff to buy the vaccines and to implement the process,’ says Arnold Prinsloo, CEO of Eskort.

16 Feb 7AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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