President Nandi-Ndaitwah Addresses Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak and Calls for National Cooperation

President Nandi-Ndaitwah Addresses Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak and Calls for National Cooperation

Windhoek, 5 October 2026. High-level address by H.E. Dr Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, President of the Republic of Namibia, on the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak. Fellow Namibians, The outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the Karasburg Veterinary District of the //Kharas Region has brought uncertainty and distress to farmers, workers and businesses across our livestock industry. Livelihoods are at […]

FMD: A TEST OF NNN’S PRESIDENCY – Windhoek Observer

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s address to the nation on Monday evening was necessary, timely and, importantly, an acknowledgement that the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in the south is no longer simply an agricultural problem. It is a national economic and public health management crisis that threatens farmers, workers, traders, transporters, processors, exporters and thousands of households whose livelihoods depend directly or indir…