A groundbreaking scientific initiative has officially launched in Cape Town, setting the stage for South Africa’s most famous indigenous crop to make history. In October 2026, Rooibos seeds will be launched to the International Space Station (ISS). It is a historic moment, marking the...

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Octavoscene (Pty) Ltd is set to host a landmark Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) Symposium on 31 July 2026 at the Heartfelt Arena in Pretoria. This intensive one-day session arrives at a critical juncture for the South African livestock sector, which continues to face significant export barriers and internal movement restrictions due to ongoing FMD challenges. The symposium provides a rare opportunity to engage with a premier lineup of prominent global and regional authorities on the disease: Dr. Donald King: Head of the FAO World Reference Laboratory for FMD at The Pirbright Institute, UK , specializing in molecular epidemiology and diagnostics to track the virus. Dr. Jonathan Arzt: Lead scientist at the USDA’s Plum...