(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.