TransNamib management has said the company is currently unable to meet any wage increases due to its well documented dire financial position. TransNamib said this in response to a statement issued by Namibia Transport and Allied Workers' Union (NATAU) last month, airing grievances of its members, including salary increments, performance management system policy and wage negotiation disputes. TransNamib explained that its financial status was recently exacerbated by the devastation of the company's revenue by more than 50% during the lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company also stated that NATAU's statement is based on information that was bandied around on social media through nameless and faceless anonymous letters against TransNamib management earlier in 2020. NATAU secretary-general, John Kwedhi told NAMPA on Tuesday that everything alluded to in their statement are facts and that they will not shy away from defending their members. He also alleged that TransNamib has not paid its employees' overtime and that management bullies those who enquire about their entitled payments.