Zimbabwe company owes Botswana govt over P1M

PAC learnt this when the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) gave account of its annual budget. According to details of the report, the Botswana government extended its export deal of live cattle to Zimbabwe for an indefinite period, four years ago, as Botswana grappled with foot and mouth disease (FMD) in the north and east regions. The deal between the two governments involved sending live cattle from Botswana to Zimbabwe’s CSC slaughter facilities in Bulawayo. The deal was largely seen as a sort of respite to the BMC woes at the time, since the European Union had stopped meat importations from Botswana due to the FMD outbreak.

Zimbabwe among other African countries seized the opportunity to buy live cattle from Botswana.