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News Namibia » Zambezi » Trade: Namibia’s Beef Loses Its EU Access as Foot-and-Mouth Spreads North

News channel or source: https://easternherald.com/2026/10/14/namibia-foot-and-mouth-eu-meat-suspension-zambezi/

Published on: Tuesday 13 October 2026

Namibia's cattle exporters lost their disease-free status and EU fresh-meat access within two weeks. Foot-and-mouth has now been confirmed in a second region, 17 farms are infected, and Meatco has put ...

News Namibia » Zambezi » Trade: Namibia: Eastern Zambezi Still Uses Botswana Pula As NDP's Lukato Blames Past Leadership for Bridge Delays

News channel or source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202603240042.html

Published on: Monday 23 March 2026

Political leaders and National Democratic Party leader Martin Lukato are blaming past failures and corruption for the continued, illegal use of the Botswana pula in Namibia's eastern Zambezi region.

News Namibia » Zambezi » Trade: Farmers Seek Interim Trade Measures Amid FMD Restrictions

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/top-stories/farmers-seek-interim-trade-measures-amid-fmd-restrictions/ar-AA2egprp

Published on: Wednesday 14 October 2026

At Friday's informal talks between the Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) and representatives from South Africa's red meat industry, various key stakeholders, farmers and unions all pleaded with ...

News Namibia » Zambezi » Trade: Namibia, South Africa livestock industries seek interim trade measures amid FMD outbreak

News channel or source: https://observer24.com.na/namibia-south-africa-livestock-industries-seek-interim-trade-measures-amid-fmd-outbreak/

Published on: Monday 19 October 2026

Namibia’s livestock industry plans to submit a proposal to veterinary authorities seeking measures to allow animals to be moved to abattoirs under veterinary control amid the foot-and-mouth disease ...

News Namibia » Zambezi » Trade: Judge slams CPBN as FMD breaks in Zambezi …Fence construction continues despite tender dispute as Namibia confirms new outbreak

News channel or source: https://observer24.com.na/judge-slams-cpbn-as-fmd-breaks-in-zambezi-fence-construction-continues-despite-tender-dispute-as-namibia-confirms-new-outbreak/

Published on: Tuesday 20 October 2026

The High Court has reprimanded the Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN) for failing to provide proper reasons for cancelling a veterinary cordon fence tender, while construction of the disputed ...

News Namibia » Zambezi » Trade: Namibia: Fresh produce smuggling frustrates Agro-Marketing and Trade Agency

News channel or source: https://www.freshplaza.com/north-america/article/9471533/namibia-fresh-produce-smuggling-frustrates-agro-marketing-and-trade-agency/

Published on: Monday 24 October 2022

Namibia's Agro-Marketing and Trade Agency (AMTA) is concerned about certain individuals who have been accused of smuggling fresh produce into Namibia via unchecked entry points from neighboring ...

News Namibia » Zambezi » Trade: Botswana and Its Neighbours in Southern Africa

News channel or source: https://www.riotimesonline.com/botswana-in-southern-africa-explained-2026/