When Lutendo Mundzhelele, a cattle farmer from Makonde, noticed frothy saliva dripping from his animals’ mouths, he feared foot-and-mouth disease. One cow could no longer walk, its body trembling. For him and around 40 other local farmers, losing livestock would mean losing their livelihood.
Mundzhelele has farmed since 1999, taking over the herd left by his late father. Like many rural farmers, his cattle are his main source of income, paying for food, school fees and emergencies. The ...