LivestockAfter foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in Namibia's Karas Region on 23 September, red meat bodies from both countries agreed that sheep and cattle carry different risks and need species-specific import protocols.
GalleryA female desert elephant in Namibia that lost her own calf has been seen four times carrying other elephants' dead calves; Federico Veronesi's picture of the scene won the main prize of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026.
LivestockNamibia has confirmed 127 foot-and-mouth cases on 15 farms near the South African border, approved a containment plan with buffer zone, fencing and vaccination, and lost EU access for fresh red meat from its former FMD-free zone.
LivestockWith Namibia's livestock exports suspended after a foot-and-mouth outbreak, South Africa loses a supplier of 15% of its slaughter lambs this year, and red meat producers expect a short price spike.
The disease was found on a commercial farm in the Kharas Region, inside the country's internationally recognised FMD-free zone, bordering outbreak-hit South Africa.
LivestockTen of 11 cattle sampled on a commercial farm in the Karasburg district tested positive for FMD inside Namibia's recognised disease-free zone, stopping red meat exports and all cloven-hoofed animal movement.
Livestock made up 52.7% of Namibia's agricultural economy from 2013 to 2025 and the country's 5.3 million cattle, sheep and goats make it Africa's unusual net exporter of livestock, but ATPI director Salomo Mbai says table grapes, dates, potatoes, a charcoal industry already worth more than N$1.6 bi
