Staff Reporter
THE Namibia Livestock Identification and Traceability System (NamLITS), the tool that assists producers in complying with livestock identification, traceability, and marketing requirements, will experience a service interruption from 17:00 on Friday, 23 August 2024.
This was announced by Johannes Shoopala, the Acting Chief Veterinary Officer of the Directorate of Veterinary Services within the Ministry of Agriculture. He revealed that the service will be unavailable until 8:00 on Tuesday, 27 August 2024. Shoopala explained that the service interruption is due to scheduled maintenance of the NamLITS hardware.
“The maintenance works will affect services rendered at DVS and the Livestock and Livestock Products Board of Namibia (LLPBN) offices countrywide, such as the issuing of livestock movement permits, NamLITS Online transactions, processing of Stockbrand-related applications, as well as the sale of ear tags,” Shoopala explained.
He advised all parties in the livestock industry, as well as DVS and LLPBN offices, to make prior arrangements to ensure their operations are not disrupted between 23 and 27 August 2024.
“Please be assured that the technical team will do everything possible to keep the service downtime within the indicated period,” Shoopala assured.
