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Botswana Sunday Standard
… Director of Veterinary Services Dr Kobedi Segale said discussions with South African authorities began in August and resulted in an agreement covering processed beef and live cattle, subject to veterinary and export requirements. …
Botswana opens SA beef market amid FMD, drought risksBotswana Sunday Standard
… Director of Veterinary Services Dr Kobedi Segale said Botswana was extending vaccination to cattle in some areas where no infections had been reported, amid fears that livestock crossing borders could reintroduce the virus. …
Gov’t steps up FMD vaccinationsDaily News Botswana
… Speaking at an FMD consultative meeting in Kanye on Friday, the Director of the Department of Veterinary Services, Dr Kobedi Segale therefore urged farmers to adhere strictly to control measures, including preventing their cattle from crossing the containment fence. …
Culling remains last resort in FMD controlMmegi
The feedlot giants, who claim they have already lost P27.8 million and exhausted their bank funding, say they are running out of time and money to keep thousands of cattle alive.Segale and the Minister of Lands and Agriculture, Dr Edwin Dikoloti, have been hauled before the High …
We won’t risk the beef industry – Gov't fires backMmegi
… Willis, a South African advocate, had been brought into the country to represent JS Beef (Proprietary) Limited and Primefast (Proprietary) Limited in an urgent application against the Director of Veterinary Services, Dr Kobedi Segale, Minister of Lands and Agriculture Dr Edwin Di …
LSB bid to block SA FMD expert lawyer failsMmegi
… The farmers now want to take on the remaining respondents in an urgent matter, which are the Director of Veterinary Services, Dr Kobedi Segale, and the Minister of Lands and Agriculture, Dr Edwin Dikoloti, and the Attorney General (AG), Zone 12 Farmers Association, Botswana Natio …
Feed lotters backtrack on suing BMC, go after gov’tMmegi
… ms argue that instead of finding alternative export destinations, authorities have left producers with no viable market, pushing businesses towards financial ruin.The companies want the court to compel the first respondent and the Director of Veterinary Services, Dr Kobedi Segale …
Gov’t accused of shutting gate to beef export marketsDaily News Botswana
… The Department of Veterinary Services, Dr Kobedi Segale, also appealed to the farmers in Zone 6B South to follow and adhere to precautions from the veterinary services department. …
Low vaccination turnout worries ministerBotswana has secured access to the South African market for beef and live cattle exports following discussions with South African authorities that began in August. The agreement covers processed beef and live cattle, subject to veterinary and export requirements, offering farmers an additional market amid foot-and-mouth disease and drought risks.
19 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Botswana has secured access to the South African market for beef and live cattle exports following discussions with South African authorities that began in August. The agreement covers processed beef and live cattle, subject to veterinary and export requirements, offering farmers an additional market amid foot-and-mouth disease and drought risks.
19 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Botswana is increasing foot-and-mouth disease vaccinations to protect its cattle industry, extending vaccination to areas where no infections have been reported, as veterinary authorities warn that inadequate control efforts in neighbouring Zimbabwe and South Africa could undermine containment measures.
19 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The Director of the Department of Veterinary Services stated that cattle culling to manage Foot and Mouth Disease is carried out only after other control measures are exhausted, and urged farmers to adhere strictly to containment protocols. He noted that government alone cannot eradicate FMD without full farmer cooperation, and confirmed there are currently no plans for restocking those affected by culling.
15 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Feedlot operators have taken government officials to the High Court, claiming losses of P27.8 million, but the government argues in its affidavit that the farmers seek to expose the public to the risk of Foot and Mouth disease spread for private economic benefit.
17 August 2026 · Mmegi →
The High Court dismissed the Law Society of Botswana's urgent application to rescind the ad hoc admission of South African Advocate Reginald Willis, who was brought in to represent two companies challenging the government's handling of foot-and-mouth disease affecting Botswana's cattle industry and beef exports. Chief Justice Ketlogetswe found the LSB's challenge "misconceived" and ruled that the Society had been properly notified and was not a necessary party to the underlying application.
17 August 2026 · Mmegi →
Two feedlot companies have withdrawn their court action against the Botswana Meat Commission and now seek to sue the Director of Veterinary Services, the Minister of Lands and Agriculture, the Attorney General, and several industry bodies. The firms, represented by a South African FMD expert lawyer, argue that vaccinated feedlot cattle have been left stranded with millions of pula at stake.
17 August 2026 · Mmegi →
Primefast (Pty) Ltd and JS Beef (Pty) Ltd have filed an urgent High Court application claiming the government is blocking them from exporting cattle and beef, leaving producers with no viable market. The companies seek a court order to compel authorities to engage South African authorities regarding conditions for importing Botswana's vaccinated cattle and beef.
3 August 2026 · Mmegi →
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 →