Restrictions imposed following the detection of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in the Karasburg Veterinary District have been partially lifted, allowing certain livestock slaughter activities and the movement and trade of specified processed animal products across Namibia.
Following a recent outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in the Karasburg Veterinary District of the ||Kharas Region, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, through the Directorate of Veterinary Services (DVS), has released Veterinary Public Notification No. 16 of 2026.
The government has intensified efforts to contain the Foot-and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak by setting up roadblocks in the Karasburg district to restrict movement of cloven-hoofed animals and raw animal products.
Seventeen cattle have tested positive for Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) out of 199 samples collected as part of intensified surveillance following the detection of the disease in the Karasburg State Veterinary District.
Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) has been detected in the country's FMD-free zone after 10 cattle tested positive at a commercial farm in the Karasburg State Veterinary District in the ||Kharas Region.
The ||Kharas 102.3 FM community radio has expanded its coverage in the ||Kharas Region despite financial challenges.
Its assistant station manager, Mona Lizel Basson, in an interview with NBC News, announced CRAN recently issued licences for frequencies in the town of Karasburg and |Koes Village .
Vice President Lucia Witbooi has expressed appreciation to the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) for producing a documentary that captured her journey from a seasoned educator to the office of the Vice President.
The Vice President, Lucia Witbooi, has called on Namibians to follow the example of the country's forebearers, urging citizens to embrace selflessness, unity and resilience in serving the nation.
She was speaking at the Independence Day celebration at Karasburg.
Residents of the ||Kharas Region will be celebrating Independence Day at Karasburg. ||Kharas Governor Dawid Gertze explained that Karasburg was picked with an aim to boost the economy there.
A lifelong dream has come true for Karasburg farmer Blasius Stephanus, who can finally call a piece of land his own thanks to the government's land distribution programme.
