Street vendors around Windhoek have expressed concern over a decline in business activity during the festive season.

Goods and services typically become cheaper during festive season as retailers offer discounted prices.

Vendors in the capital say this hardly helps their plight, as they often end up going back home without selling anything.

Customer numbers in Windhoek have dropped, as is typical over this period, as most people have either travelled back to their respective regions or gone on vacation.

Vendors still operating tell our news team they have reduced their stock due to a lack of customers.

While the holidays are typically less busy in Windhoek, vendors cry out that this year, the business is even drier than normal.

With customers trickling in one by one, vendors, especially those selling perishable products, say they are making losses.

Visibly, some market places are empty, with only two or three people roaming around.

Tangeniutanga Benyamen, a street vendor, says times are hard, but they are holding on for better days.