The Minister of Industrialization and Trade has called for the creation of a database storing information on informal sector traders.

Lucia Iipumbu says her ministry finds it difficult to get hold of those in charge of micro, small, and medium enterprises when reaching out to them with various opportunities.

The issue of informal traders across the country was on the agenda this morning at Parliament as the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economics and Public Administration sought to address the social protection of vendors.

The Committee Chairperson, Natangwe Ithete, stated that vendors contribute to the economic growth of Namibia, but they are often treated unfairly by the authorities, including the police, which is not desirable.