Meatco is considering recalling about 96 tonnes of beef, held in four or five containers in South Africa, after Namibia's foot-and-mouth disease outbreak blocked the consignment from leaving the country, the company's interim chief executive said on 10 November 2026.
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**Title:** Meatco weighs recalling 96 tonnes of beef stuck in South Africa
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**Image caption:** Containers of Meatco beef held in South Africa await a decision on recall or local sale. Photo: The Namibian
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Meatco is weighing whether to recall about 96 tonnes of beef currently stuck in South Africa, after Namibia's foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in September 2026 stranded four to five export containers that can no longer leave the country.
Albertus Aochamub, interim chief executive of the Meat Corporation of Namibia, said on 10 November that the company would either bring the meat back to Namibia or sell it on the South African market through its local subsidiary.
“The consignment that's left is only about four or five containers, which cannot be allowed to leave. Those ones we will recall. Alternatively, we will sell it in a local market,” Aochamub told ...
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Meatco is weighing whether to recall about 96 tonnes of beef stuck in South Africa after Namibia's foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in September 2026 blocked the export consignment from leaving the country, interim chief executive Albertus Aochamub said on 10 November.
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