Meat crisis looms

Following the reported incursion of a buffalo at Moreane crush in Lotlhakane East, near Kanye, the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) banned the movement of cloven-hoofed animals and their products in, out and within Zone 11 to avert a possible outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). Authorities also suspended the slaughter of the cloven-hoofed animals, as another precaution. These measures come with negative impact on the socio-economic status of the people. Mmegi Staffer GOITSEMODIMO KAELO looks at how this could affect day-to-day lives of people in the affected zone as the southern part of the country faces a possible meat crisis