The confirmation of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) on a commercial farm in the Karasburg State Veterinary District inside Namibia’s WOAH-recognised FMD-Free Zone is a direct assault on the backbone of our agricultural economy. Ten out of eleven cattle sampled tested positive at the Central Veterinary Laboratory, forcing the government into a nationwide suspension of all cloven-hoofed animal movements, trade, and export channels. This is not merely an unfortunate natural event;

A familiarisation visit to Farm Christerine No. 259 and the Dordabis area by the IPC Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has laid bare a profound administrative and moral failure regarding land reform. The Dordabis community, consisting of more than 3,000 residents, remains confined to a mere 5 hectares of overcrowded land shared with over 2,500 head of livestock, resulting in severe land degradation, poverty, and daily conflict with neighboring c