CAPE TOWN, Feb 28 (Reuters) - South Africa has banned exports of beef and other livestock due to a suspected outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the eastern part of the country, Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson said on Monday.
"Exports from the entire country has been temporarily suspended," Joemat-Pettersson said. (Reporting by Wendell Roelf; Editing by Jon Herskovitz)
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