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The Namibian
Tue 13 Aug 2013
SMS Of The Day * THIS nation is in dire need of a massive conference on housing. When we experienced a crisis in the education sector a crisis-control brain-storming conference was organised which resulted in the best deal ever for the Namibian child, nam Food For Thought * BOURGEOISIE has become a daily occupation if not the order of the day of the upper-echelons, President Hifikepunye Pohamba we urge you to revisit this unpatriotic geocentricism among your staff and the well-connected, for everybody to r Bouquets And Brickbats * COMMISSIONER of Prisons, can you please explain the strategies you use to appoint officers to certain positions? It is my observation that you are being fed with wrong information then you just promote individuals without making p SMS Of The Day * I THINK Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda lost his belt because of this promoter and trainer. How can a world champion still be training at the Katutura Youth Complex where there is not enough equipment. I think they must follow the example of Ha Food For Thought * NAMIBIA Dairies are unable to match low prices of imported milk and this ultimately means the consumer will have to pay more for local milk. Look at the prices of the local chicken. All these profits are going in the pockets of a few in Bouquets And Brickbats * I AM pleased to hear that Cabinet has responded positively to the proposal of Namibia Dairies to support the industry. The restrictions which support the industry by reducing competition to ensure the survival of the industry is a SMS Of The Day * CEO’s golden handshakes. Somewhere on our statute books there must be a provision that if a board of directors suspends/dismisses a CEO without due regard to legal provision (substantive/procedural law) such board must carry the costs for Food For Thought * JACKY Asheeke was so right with her last column- why are the fathers of the dead children not being prosecuted? (Reference to the children who died in shack fires last week) Our justice system still protects men over women. In this cont Bouquets And Brickbats * ALEXACTUS Kaure, your column in Friday’s newspaper opened my eyes. One hardly finds impartial case study analysers in Namibia. Let’s not destroy the Polytechnic’s strong foundation (Tjivikua) as yet. At least wait until the transf SMS Of The Day * WHY doesn’t NBC listen when they are criticised? The little red chairs on Good Morning Namibia have done their part and are dirty especially at the arm rests. Please listen for once. You interview professionals and internationals on those Food For Thought * MINISTRY of Education, in order to address the shortages of teachers at primary schools why don’t you consider employing us who hold a diploma in lifelong learning and community education for teaching posts? We also did health education Bouquets And Brickbats * MY fellow Namibians, I am not a Swapo member but a third term for President Hifikepuye Pohamba will be a step closer towards attainment of Vision 2030. Believe me His Excellency has made crucial bold decisions, and I don’t regret
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| 2013-07-24
SA FMD outbreak will not affect Namibia
FOOT and Mouth Disease or FMD has broken out in South Africa’s Limpopo Province, the South African Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced yesterday. South Africa is Namibia’s biggest meat export market.
However, the commodities manager at the Namibia Agricultural Union, Harald Marggraff, said in an interview yesterday that the latest outbreak of FMD in South Africa will have no effects on Namibia as meat imports from that that country have been banned for two years now.
The South African Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries further declared in an official statement that the outbreak was detected on 17 July in cattle in Limpopo Province by the Limpopo Provincial Veterinary Services. The outbreak was confirmed by laboratory tests on 18 July and identified as a SAT 1 strain FMD virus, the department said. The outbreak occurred just north of Phalaborwa in a communal grazing area and is located within South Africa’s FMD protection zone, in the area where vaccination for FMD is practised.
“The Limpopo Provincial Veterinary Services is investigating the outbreak and applying control measures such as quarantine of the affected cattle and movement control of cloven-hooved animals in the surrounding areas. Vaccination of the surrounding areas, in response to the outbreak, will take place. The outbreak occurred within South Africa’s FMD protection zone, and therefore has no effect on South Africa’s export activities,” the Department said.
Namibia’s live exports to South Africa decreased to 38% while the number of local butchers increased from 15% in 2011 to 19% in 2012.
During 2011, live exports to South Africa amounted to 49%, which represents a three percent increase from the previous year. Butchers from the local market went up from 13% in 2010 to 15% in 2011. Meatco in the same year experienced a decrease in cattle exports by two percent – from 27 percent in 2010 to 25% in 2011.
However, the commodities manager at the Namibia Agricultural Union, Harald Marggraff, said in an interview yesterday that the latest outbreak of FMD in South Africa will have no effects on Namibia as meat imports from that that country have been banned for two years now.
The South African Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries further declared in an official statement that the outbreak was detected on 17 July in cattle in Limpopo Province by the Limpopo Provincial Veterinary Services. The outbreak was confirmed by laboratory tests on 18 July and identified as a SAT 1 strain FMD virus, the department said. The outbreak occurred just north of Phalaborwa in a communal grazing area and is located within South Africa’s FMD protection zone, in the area where vaccination for FMD is practised.
“The Limpopo Provincial Veterinary Services is investigating the outbreak and applying control measures such as quarantine of the affected cattle and movement control of cloven-hooved animals in the surrounding areas. Vaccination of the surrounding areas, in response to the outbreak, will take place. The outbreak occurred within South Africa’s FMD protection zone, and therefore has no effect on South Africa’s export activities,” the Department said.
Namibia’s live exports to South Africa decreased to 38% while the number of local butchers increased from 15% in 2011 to 19% in 2012.
During 2011, live exports to South Africa amounted to 49%, which represents a three percent increase from the previous year. Butchers from the local market went up from 13% in 2010 to 15% in 2011. Meatco in the same year experienced a decrease in cattle exports by two percent – from 27 percent in 2010 to 25% in 2011.
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