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Mmegi
Estimates from the Ministry of Finance show that the Department of Veterinary Services, the traditional spearhead against FMD, actually suffered a marginal budget cut for 2026-27 financial year.For the current financial year, the Department was allocated P496 million, down from a …
Fiscal stress forces FMD ‘crowdfunding’Mmegi
With the Department of Veterinary Services and support services such as Botswana Police Service and the Botswana Defence Force, stretched thin across the vast zone, mephato at the village level have taken the frontline of not only defending the border, but also marshalling farmer …
A labour of love: How Mephato are helping fight FMDDaily News Botswana
… Furthermore, Mr Tlhabiwe announced a standing resolution to empower the Department of Veterinary Services. …
New land-use policies target FMD crisisDaily News Botswana
… In an interview, Department of Veterinary Services’ senior veterinary officer for Lobatse, Dr Vincent Kgathi said they have intensified surveillance in the outskirts of Lobatse by carrying out significant processes that involved ongoing detection and monitoring of the FMD virus a …
Unkraaled cattle delay surveillance operationsDaily News Botswana
… Dr Dikoloti made the remarks during a kgotla meeting in Matsiloje, where he encouraged farmers in Zone 6B South, to adhere to animal disease control measures issued by the Department of Veterinary Services to fight Foot and Mouth Disease. …
Low vaccination turnout worries ministerDaily News Botswana
… The release advises that members of the public and farmers are also urged to report any suspicious signs of FMD such as lameness and excessive salivation to the nearest Department of Veterinary Services or Botswana Police Service offices. …
EU Suspends Beef Imports From BotswanaThe Department of Veterinary Services, which leads the country's foot-and-mouth disease response, received a marginal budget reduction to P496 million for the 2026-27 financial year, down from about P500 million in 2025-26.
Veterinary Services faces budget cuts while leading critical foot-and-mouth disease response affecting the nation's most economically important ranching zone.
8 June 2026 · Mmegi →
The Department of Veterinary Services, which leads the country's foot-and-mouth disease response, received a marginal budget reduction to P496 million for the 2026-27 financial year, down from about P500 million in 2025-26.
8 June 2026 · Mmegi →
Mephato (community patrols) at the village level are taking a frontline role in fighting foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) alongside the Department of Veterinary Services, marshalling farmers to participate in vaccination activities. Mophato wa Mabeleakgomo from Mokatako and Molete villages, formed in 2023 by villagers led by Kgosi Omphitlhetse Manyeneng, have committed to protecting their territory.
1 June 2026 · Mmegi →
The Ngwaketse landboard chairperson has called for new land-use policies to address the Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak in the Southern region, proposing stricter biosecurity measures including protection of veterinary buffer zones and reducing land allocation turnaround times to 48 hours.
25 May 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
FMD surveillance in Zone 11 around Lobatse is being delayed by farmers' unkraaled livestock, particularly at Peleng Dam where cattle from neighbouring villages gather. The Department of Veterinary Services has so far examined 15,000 cattle and vaccinated 7,761 livestock in the Lobatse office area, but is urging farmers to construct temporary cattle crushes to facilitate disease control measures.
19 May 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Acting Minister of Lands and Agriculture Dr Edwin Dikoloti expressed concern that Zone 6B South's Foot and Mouth Disease vaccination coverage rate of 83 per cent was the lowest among all zones, with Zone 6B North at 95 per cent and Zone 3C at 100 per cent. He emphasized that vaccination was crucial to fighting FMD and urged farmers to adhere to veterinary control measures as Botswana faces simultaneous outbreaks across multiple zones for the first time.
11 May 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
The European Union has suspended beef imports from Botswana's larger foot and mouth disease (FMD) free zones following an FMD outbreak in Zone 11. The World Organisation for Animal Health also suspended the FMD free status of the affected zone, and disease surveillance has detected FMD in three additional crushes, prompting movement bans and vaccination efforts.
20 April 2026 · Daily News Botswana →