Also known as: ||Kharas · ||Kharas Football · ||Kharas football region · ||Kharas region · ǁKharas · //Kharas · IIKharas · IlKharas · //Kharas Region · IIKharas region · /Kharas · Kharas Region · /Kharas Region
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The Namibian
… His mother’s farm at Graswater in the ||Kharas region was the first farm where the veterinary services detected the disease last month. …
‘It was not me’The Namibian
… However, Namibia has already recorded outbreaks of FMD, with the first cases recorded in the ||Kharas region on 22 September. …
Court approves emergency tender for FMD fenceThe Namibian
The number of foot-and-mouth disease cases in the ||Kharas region has increased to 129, with 17 farms now confirmed to be affected. …
FMD spreads to 17 ||Kharas farmsNamibian Sun
A total of 129 animal samples have tested positive for Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), with 17 farms confirmed to be infected in the //Kharas Region as of 6 October 2026.The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform said it has intensified surveillance, movement con …
FMD outbreak: 17 farms confirmed infected in //KharasWindhoek Observer
… We should look at Swakopmund, but we should also look at the rural north, the Kavango regions, Zambezi, Kunene, Omaheke, Otjozondjupa, //Kharas and every other part of the country where children are learning in conditions that would be unacceptable for adults working in governmen …
OBSERVER FEATURE | When the classroom is falling apart, what are we teaching our children?Windhoek Observer
… This was followed by Zone 3 (//Kharas, Erongo, Hardap, and Omaheke regions), which registered an annual inflation rate of 5.8%. …
Northern regions record lowest inflation in SeptemberThe Namibian
… Namibia has been battling a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak since it was confirmed in the ||Kharas region last month. …
FMD meat won’t make humans sickThe Namibian
… Some 20 surveillance teams have been deployed, while 10 roadblocks have been set up across the ||Kharas region. …
EU supports northern Namibia beef market accessThe Namibian
… Namibia confirmed the current FMD outbreak last month, with the disease spreading to farms in the ||Kharas region. …
FMD derails Namibia’s El Niño plansNew Era
… According to the president government has established 20 surveillance teams and 10 roadblocks across the //Kharas region to strengthen monitoring and control livestock movement. …
Nandi-Ndaitwah moves to protect farmers, tradeNamibia's foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, detected in the //Kharas region, threatens to disrupt the livestock sector's economic recovery and cause prolonged financial damage to farmers and businesses. The Economic Association of Namibia is calling for government intervention, including trade negotiations with international partners and financial relief for affected producers.
13 hours ago · New Era →
Namibia's foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, detected in the //Kharas region, threatens to disrupt the livestock sector's economic recovery and cause prolonged financial damage to farmers and businesses. The Economic Association of Namibia is calling for government intervention, including trade negotiations with international partners and financial relief for affected producers.
13 hours ago · New Era →
The environment ministry told parliament that only 56 applications for environmental clearance certificates were received over three years, raising concerns that many sand and gravel operators may be extracting without required approval. The ministry reported 15 cases of illegal mining but noted that the low application numbers across most regions prevent establishing the true scale of illegal extraction or adequacy of enforcement.
20 October 2026 · The Namibian →
Members of the public reported approximately 80 unattended cattle near Otjiwarongo plots, with complaints to the municipality, police and veterinary services yielding no immediate response. The Municipality issued a public notice on 28 September 2026 prohibiting unattended livestock within town boundaries, citing road safety risks and foot-and-mouth disease concerns, with impoundment charges set at N$367.60 per animal per day.
20 October 2026 · Namibian Sun →
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 →
Livestock farmers in the Zambezi region have questioned what they describe as unequal government response to foot-and-mouth disease, saying their longstanding concerns about the disease and difficulties selling cattle have yet to be adequately addressed, and contrasting their experience with the nationwide restrictions that followed an outbreak in the //Kharas region.
19 October 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
The chief veterinary officer confirmed that 131 animals on 18 farms in the ||Kharas region tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease by Thursday.
19 October 2026 · Namibian Sun →
An FMD outbreak confirmed at Kalala Island on 7 October has led to suspension of livestock auctions, movement restrictions and a ban on slaughtering in the Zambezi region, leaving farmers and informal traders unable to sell cattle for household expenses and school fees.
18 October 2026 · The Namibian →
A former church building in Keetmanshoop has been converted into a liquor store by Keetmanshoop Superspar since the 1990s, sparking concerns among elderly residents and social media debate about the moral acceptability of using a former place of worship for alcohol sales.
17 October 2026 · The Namibian →
The ministry of works and transport has rejected an Auditor-General's finding that 53 newly acquired government vehicles worth N$35.5 million were "missing" or not recorded in the pool vehicle register, saying the vehicles were permanently allocated to specific government offices and recorded in a separate register.
16 October 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
NamPower apologised after a power outage caused by a fault at Kokerboom substation in the ||Kharas region struck parts of central, coastal and southern Namibia at 01h31 on Thursday, leaving customers without power for 18 minutes.
15 October 2026 · The Namibian →
Local authorities and regional councils in the ||Kharas and Hardap regions owe NamPower a combined N$693.3 million as of mid-September, according to urban and rural development minister James Sank.
15 October 2026 · Namibian Sun →
Foot-and-mouth disease restrictions confirmed last month have created meat shortages and driven up prices, with butchery owners reporting scarce supplies and forced increases in selling prices. Meat trimmings are selling for between N$105 and N$140 per kilogramme, and some butcheries are using more expensive cuts due to supply constraints.
14 October 2026 · The Namibian →
The agriculture ministry's Directorate of Veterinary Services failed to spend more than N$13 million of its N$431.4 million budget during the 2024/25 financial year, spending only N$418.3 million. The underspend was attributed to delays in advertising vacancies, appointing new recruits, procurement delays, late tender awards, and incomplete capital projects — coming as Namibia faces foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks across two regions.
13 October 2026 · The Namibian →
Two men drowned in the Orange River at Noordoewer while travelling by canoe; one body was recovered on the South African side and is being repatriated to Namibia, while the other remains missing. The incident sparked community unrest, including violence against the survivor and damage to state property.
13 October 2026 · The Namibian →
Meatco has sent roughly 400 production workers on three weeks' special leave with full pay from 1 to 23 October in response to the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in the ||Kharas region, with a review of the situation scheduled for 23 October.
12 October 2026 · The Namibian →
The High Court reprimanded the Central Procurement Board of Namibia for failing to provide proper reasons for cancelling a veterinary cordon fence tender, dismissing an urgent application to stop construction. The ruling came as Namibia confirmed a new foot-and-mouth disease outbreak at Kalala Island in the Zambezi Region, with all 12 cattle samples tested positive on 7 October.
12 October 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
The Windhoek Observer argues that while government is right to act decisively against a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in the Zambezi Region, a recent High Court judgment on a //Kharas Region veterinary fence project reminds state institutions that urgency does not suspend the rule of law—and criticizes the Central Procurement Board for failing to properly justify cancelling the original tender.
12 October 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
Construction of a veterinary cordon fence along the Orange River in ||Kharas has started to control a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak that has affected 17 farms since last month; the fence is expected to be completed within four months, and a separate containment zone fence construction is expected to begin this week.
11 October 2026 · The Namibian →
The Ministry of Agriculture confirmed a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in the Zambezi region after all 12 cattle samples from Kalala Island tested positive. The ministry has activated its FMD contingency plan and suspended movement of cloven-hoofed animals and their raw products throughout the region.
11 October 2026 · The Namibian →
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 →
Adriaan Louw, a commercial farmer whose mother's farm at Graswater in ||Kharas was the first to detect foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) last month, denies allegations that he smuggled livestock into Namibia or illegally vaccinated animals. The outbreak is Namibia's first in the primary commercial livestock zone in 60 years, and as of 5 October had reached 127 cases across 15 farms.
11 October 2026 · The Namibian →
Namibia's High Court has approved the government's emergency procurement process for a veterinary cordon fence on the southern border intended to protect against foot-and-mouth disease, while criticising the Central Procurement Board's handling of the original tender that was abruptly switched to a new contractor in September.
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 →
A Windhoek Observer editorial highlights videos of deteriorating government school facilities in Swakopmund, warning that the poor conditions revealed there may reflect a broader crisis in schools beyond affluent towns, where some Namibian children still learn under trees more than three decades after independence.
9 October 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
Namibia's headline annual inflation for September stood at 5.4%, with core inflation at 4%. Zone 1 (northern regions) recorded the lowest annual inflation at 4.3%, while Khomas Region recorded the highest at 6.2%.
9 October 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
Meat from animals infected with foot-and-mouth disease can be safely consumed by people, as FMD does not spread to humans. Namibia's current outbreak, confirmed in the ||Kharas region and now affecting 15 farms, is an animal health emergency with economic impact, not a human health risk.
8 October 2026 · The Namibian →
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 →
An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has forced the Namibian government to reconsider its plans to support the livestock sector during expected El Niño conditions, which could bring hotter and drier than normal rainy season. The outbreak has disrupted livestock auctions and sales, complicating farmers' ability to reduce herds in advance of potential drought.
7 October 2026 · The Namibian →
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Government is implementing measures to contain the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak while protecting farmers, livestock businesses and Namibia's meat export markets. As of 5 October, 127 positive cases had been recorded across 15 farms, with Government establishing 20 surveillance teams and 10 roadblocks across the //Kharas region to monitor and control livestock movement.
7 October 2026 · New Era →