Question NW3462 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
24 November 2023 - NW3462
Masipa, Mr NP to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What are the details of (a) livestock and (b) animal products that have been (i) exported to and (ii) imported from the neighbouring countries in the Southern African Development Community such as Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, and Lesotho since the outbreak of the Foot-and-Mouth disease in 2019 and the recent outbreak in 2022?
Reply:
(a)-(b)(i) All neighbouring countries suspended trade of live cloven-hoofed animals from South Africa when the 2019 Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak was reported and the Republic of South Africa (RSA) lost its Free Status with the World Organisation for Animal Health, therefore no livestock has been exported since 2019, nor are there any official records of exported products.
(ii) The following import permits have been issued from listed countries per listed commodity.
|
Country |
Beef |
Livestock |
Other |
|
Botswana |
471 |
10611 |
3305 |
|
Lesotho |
0 |
1131 |
2373 |
|
Eswatini |
6 |
52 |
280 |
|
Namibia |
117 |
18909 |
12837 |
Master permits have been issued for beef imports and in-transit shipments from both Namibia and Botswana.
This also includes "biltong/meat permits for personal use" and permits for hunting trophies in transit.