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Namibian Sun
Seventeen of 199 animal samples collected during intensified foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) surveillance in Namibia have tested positive, with all the positive cases so far confined to the Karasburg State Veterinary District in the ǁKharas Region.Acting Agriculture Minister Charles …
17 FMD-positive samples confirmed in KarasburgWindhoek Observer
… On 23 September, acting minister of agriculture, fisheries, water and land reform Charles Mubita released a statement that FMD had been detected at a commercial farm in the Karasburg State Veterinary District in the //Kharas Region. …
FEATURE | FMD is a test of leadership Namibia cannot afford to failWindhoek Observer
… According to the notification, 63 cattle displayed clinical signs during routine surveillance in the Karasburg State Veterinary District. …
FMD puts kapana and lobola in limboInformanté
… The assessment follows confirmation on 23 September of FMD on a commercial farm in the Karasburg State Veterinary District in the //Kharas Region. …
Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak threatens Namibia’s N$5.5 billion beef exportsThe Namibian
… He said the disease was detected during routine surveillance at a commercial farm in the Karasburg State Veterinary District. …
Govt to divide FMD-free zone into smaller areasInformanté
… The developments follow nationwide restrictions introduced by the Directorate of Veterinary Services after FMD was detected in the Karasburg State Veterinary District in the //Kharas Region. …
FMD outbreak affects red meat suppliesInformanté
Staff Reporter WITH immediate effect and until further notice, the movement of all cloven-hoofed animals and their raw products has been suspended nationwide following the detection of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in the Karasburg State Veterinary District in the //Kharas Region. …
FMD restrictions imposed nationwideInformanté
Staff Reporter NAMIBIA has suspended the movement, marketing, trade, import, export and transit of cloven-hoofed animals and their raw products nationwide following the detection of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in the Karasburg State Veterinary District in the //Kharas Region, wi …
FMD outbreak halts livestock auctions nationwideWindhoek Observer
… omes after the government suspended the movement of all cloven-hoofed animals and their products across the country, as well as the import and export of such animals, following confirmation that 10 out of 11 samples collected from cattle in the Karasburg State Veterinary District …
‘Don’t bring your meat to the north’ – Amupanda …as NAU calls for state of emergency over FMD outbreakWindhoek Observer
… Ten of 11 samples collected from cattle in the Karasburg State Veterinary District have tested positive for FMD. …
Do Not Gamble With Namibia’s Beef IndustryThe 2026 Bank Windhoek Agriculture Series, scheduled for 30 October 2026, will address Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) and its impact on Namibia and Southern Africa's agricultural sector, following confirmation of FMD in the Karasburg State Veterinary District with 131 animals testing positive across 18 farms by 13 October 2026.
20 October 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
The 2026 Bank Windhoek Agriculture Series, scheduled for 30 October 2026, will address Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) and its impact on Namibia and Southern Africa's agricultural sector, following confirmation of FMD in the Karasburg State Veterinary District with 131 animals testing positive across 18 farms by 13 October 2026.
20 October 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
Namibia is confronting a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak confirmed on 23 September at a commercial farm in Karasburg, which led the World Organisation for Animal Health to suspend Namibia's FMD-free zonal status. The article argues that modern geospatial technology could help Namibia better understand, monitor and manage disease movement across the landscape by tracking connections between farms, markets, water points and wildlife movements.
11 October 2026 · The Namibian →
The Ministry of Agriculture reports that as of 6 October, 129 animal samples tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease in the ||Kharas region, with 17 farms confirmed infected. The ministry has deployed 20 inspection teams, operated 16 veterinary checkpoints, and is tracing livestock movements to contain the outbreak first detected in the Karasburg State Veterinary District.
9 October 2026 · The Namibian →
A total of 129 animal samples have tested positive for Foot and Mouth Disease, with 17 farms confirmed infected in the //Kharas Region as of 6 October. The Ministry of Agriculture has intensified surveillance and movement controls, deployed 20 veterinary teams to farms within a 50-kilometre radius of the index farm, and established 16 checkpoints to restrict animal movement since 25 September.
9 October 2026 · Namibian Sun →
Informal meat traders selling kapana at Single Quarters in Katutura are calling for government financial assistance as business declines due to Namibia's Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak and resulting livestock movement restrictions. Some vendors have proposed a relief allowance of at least N$700 per month to help affected workers survive the outbreak.
8 October 2026 · New Era →
The European Union says it supports efforts to allow Namibia's northern communal farmers to enter international markets if the regions attain disease-free status to export meat. This follows the EU's temporary suspension of fresh beef, sheep and goat meat imports from Namibia due to a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak.
7 October 2026 · The Namibian →
Nearly two weeks into Namibia's foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, butcheries and meat suppliers are running out of stock and placing workers on leave as restrictions including no slaughtering in ||Kharas and no livestock movement across the country take effect. FMD cases in ||Kharas have increased to 79, confirmed on 11 farms.
5 October 2026 · The Namibian →
The European Union has temporarily suspended imports of fresh beef, sheep and goat meat and some processed meat products from Namibia following confirmation of foot-and-mouth disease on a commercial farm in Karasburg, though processed meat meeting EU high-level FMD treatment standards may still enter the market. EU ambassador Ana-Beatriz Martins praised Namibia's speed and transparency in response.
5 October 2026 · The Namibian →
Namibia has recorded 79 confirmed Foot-and-Mouth Disease cases across 11 farms in the Karasburg State Veterinary District, prompting the government to introduce vaccination, targeted culling, intensified surveillance and strict movement controls. The outbreak has suspended Namibia's FMD-free status, affecting international livestock trade, and government has identified a N$190.18 million funding requirement for containment response.
4 October 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform says it needs N$190.2 million to contain a Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak in the Karasburg area of //Kharas Region, including construction of a 290km disease-control fence. Since FMD was detected on 22 September, 79 samples tested positive across 11 farms.
4 October 2026 · Informanté →
Foot-and-Mouth Disease has spread to five farms in the Karasburg State Veterinary District, up from three, with Agriculture Minister Inge Zaamwani warning that restrictions will not be further eased until the 14-day incubation period passes. The disease remains localised to Karasburg, and livestock traced to Otjozondjupa Region tested negative.
30 September 2026 · Informanté →
The Charcoal Association of Namibia says the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in the ||Kharas region could drive increased charcoal production as farmers seek alternative income sources due to livestock farming disruptions. The outbreak was confirmed in the Karasburg state veterinary district on 23 September, with 63 cattle showing clinical signs detected during routine surveillance.
29 September 2026 · The Namibian →
Following confirmation of foot-and-mouth disease in Namibia's previously disease-free ||Kharas region and nationwide livestock movement restrictions, farmers face severe financial pressure. Banks say they are monitoring effects on farmers' loan portfolios and may consider repayment rescheduling and debt restructuring, though relief will not be automatic and applications will be assessed individually.
28 September 2026 · The Namibian →
The Independent Patriots for Change has called on the government to provide emergency funding to contain the current foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, urgently cull animals on the infected farm, and compensate affected farmers. Surveillance results show 17 of 199 samples tested positive for FMD, with all positive cases confined to the Karasburg State Veterinary District.
27 September 2026 · The Namibian →
Foot-and-mouth disease confirmed at a commercial farm in Karasburg has prompted the government to suspend movement, trade, slaughter, imports and exports of cattle, sheep, goats and pigs, forcing auctioneers to cancel sales across the country.
27 September 2026 · The Namibian →
Meatco's Interim CEO has urged continued discipline and reliance on verified information as surveillance continues following a Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak in the Karasburg State Veterinary District. The latest surveillance results show confirmed cases remain geographically confined to Karasburg, with the incubation period still ongoing and restrictions expected to be eased gradually pending further results.
27 September 2026 · Informanté →
The ministry of agriculture reports that Foot-and-Mouth Disease cases remain confined to the Karasburg State Veterinary District in //Kharas Region following nationwide surveillance; of 199 samples collected from five regions between 22–25 September, 17 tested positive, all from Karasburg, while 30 cattle moved to Otjozondjupa tested negative.
26 September 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
Restrictions on cloven-hoofed animal movement imposed on 23 September will be gradually eased once the Ministry of Agriculture completes surveillance and traceability assessment following the detection of foot-and-mouth disease. Of 199 samples collected across five regions, 17 tested positive, all from Karasburg.
26 September 2026 · The Namibian →
Seventeen samples have tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease in the Karasburg State Veterinary District following detection of clinical cases on a farm on 22 September. Out of 199 samples collected across five regions between 22 and 25 September, all positive results so far remain confined to Karasburg.
26 September 2026 · The Namibian →
The Ministry of Agriculture reports that all confirmed Foot-and-Mouth Disease cases remain confined to the Karasburg State Veterinary District, with 17 of 199 samples testing positive during surveillance between 22–25 September. Traceability investigations identified four cattle that moved from the infected farm to Otjozondjupa Region, but all samples from those cattle tested negative.
26 September 2026 · Informanté →
Seventeen of 199 animal samples collected during intensified foot-and-mouth disease surveillance tested positive, all confined to Karasburg State Veterinary District in ǁKharas Region. The Acting Agriculture Minister said traceability, clinical examinations, and further testing were underway to determine the outbreak's extent.
26 September 2026 · Namibian Sun →
Namibia's confirmation of foot-and-mouth disease in its internationally recognised FMD-free zone is presented as an economic and livelihood test for the country's leadership. The government has suspended movement of cloven-hoofed animals and their products, and is considering dividing the FMD-free zone into smaller zones to contain the disease geographically.
26 September 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
A nationwide suspension of livestock movement, trade and slaughtering following Foot-and-Mouth Disease detection in the //Kharas Region has left kapana vendors and families preparing customary events uncertain about cattle slaughter for lobola and funerals. Lawyers representing Affirmative Repositioning's Job Amupanda have demanded clarification from the acting agriculture minister on the scope and legal basis of the restrictions.
25 September 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
A Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak confirmed in the //Kharas Region on 23 September is expected to cost the economy about N$1.8 billion over 2026 and 2027 and reduce 2026 economic growth by 0.45 percentage points, with nationwide livestock movement restrictions disrupting farming, meat processing, and exports valued at approximately N$5.5 billion annually.
24 September 2026 · Informanté →
Namibia is developing a plan to divide its foot-and-mouth disease-free livestock zone into smaller zones following an FMD outbreak at a commercial farm in the ||Kharas region. Authorities are assessing costs and logistics, though some farmers worry stricter movement controls could create operational bottlenecks.
24 September 2026 · The Namibian →
An FMD outbreak in Namibia is affecting red meat availability, with some retailers reporting depleted stocks as consumers rush to buy meat and processors adjust operations due to livestock movement and trade restrictions. A supermarket in Walvis Bay has run out of red meat, and Beefcor outlets in Windhoek are running low as the situation is compounded by increased stock buying amid uncertainty.
24 September 2026 · Informanté →
Following detection of Foot-and-Mouth Disease in the Karasburg State Veterinary District in the //Kharas Region, the Directorate of Veterinary Services has suspended movement of cloven-hoofed animals and their raw products nationwide, banned their marketing and trade, halted slaughter at export and local abattoirs, and established roadblocks to enforce controls.
24 September 2026 · Informanté →
Namibia has suspended the movement, marketing, trade, import, export and transit of cloven-hoofed animals and their raw products following detection of Foot-and-Mouth Disease in the Karasburg State Veterinary District. Livestock auctions have been cancelled or postponed nationwide, with Agra Auctions cancelling all auctions until 2 October 2026.
24 September 2026 · Informanté →
Foot-and-Mouth Disease has been confirmed in Namibia's FMD-free zone after 10 of 11 cattle samples from Karasburg tested positive, prompting the government to suspend all cloven-hoofed animal movement and trade. The Namibia Agricultural Union is preparing to call for a state of emergency, while activist Job Amupanda warns against meat movement from the FMD-affected south to the north and questions whether the outbreak should reinforce the veterinary cordon fence.
24 September 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
Ten of eleven cattle samples from the Karasburg State Veterinary District have tested positive for Foot-and-Mouth Disease. The government has suspended movement of cloven-hoofed animals and their products across the country, with potential financial consequences for farmers, transporters, abattoirs, and rural households.
24 September 2026 · Windhoek Observer →