The City of Windhoek's Waste Department workers went on strike, demanding a salary hike from N$3,300 to N$8,000, a pension and medical aid, as well as permanent employment.

Speaking on behalf of the striking workers was John Kaporo, who said, "This is a long-standing issue. You know that I want to call upon the CEO of the City of Windhoek. The CEO inherited this problem from his predecessor, but he never even met these people to address them."

The Public Relations Officer for the City of Windhoek, Lydia Amutenya, said the council has improved the employees' basic package.

"When the council took over the group, the benefits were very low. In fact, there were no benefits. Initially, the group received only a basic flat rate; however, the council has since provided additional benefits, including a pension, medical aid, and a transport allowance."

Amutenya explained that the employees are on a five-year contract, and as such, continuous improvements and negotiations do take place.

"Over time council has continued to enhance the terms of employment and also obviously the contracts that have been improved with the benefits since we have taken or absorbed the group into the City of Windhoek. And this was done to reaffirm the councils' commitments to dignified work in sustainable urban cleanness," said Amutenya.