Employees at the River Side Total Service in Eros, Windhoek, momentarily downed tools this morning.

The employees are disgruntled, saying the owner is not paying their salaries on time.

The River Side Total Service Station is strategically located in Eros and, in addition, operates a car wash and a kiosk.

The workers claim that the business makes a large profit, with fuel restocked twice a week, yet the employees allege that they are underpaid.

A fuel attendant earns around N$1,600 per month, a cashier earns N$2,000 per month, and those who work at the car wash earn N$1,000 per month.

Describing their salary as meager, employees further say they do not remember a time when their salaries were paid on time.

"We have a complaint about late salaries that we get every month, plus uniforms that aren't being attended to; these uniforms were given three years ago, plus it's the overtime for weekends, especially Sunday, that we should at least get something but don't."

The workers on Monday morning expressed their dissatisfaction, having still not received their December salaries.

Efforts to get answers from management, they say, fell on deaf ears.

"All they say is they will talk to the owner, but we always get delays. After the owner answers, there is always a delay, and sometimes we are not even getting answers, like when are we getting paid, then it's like next week after fuel."

Frustrated, they contacted activist Michael Amushelelo, who took it upon himself to broadcast the workers' concerns on his social media platforms.

Minutes after this broadcast, payment of the employees' salaries reflected on their bank accounts.

Some of the employees who chose to speak off-camera also claim that they have been working without employment contracts.

They further accused the senior management of unfair labor practices, noting that it was suspicious that they had still not met the service station's owner, despite all having worked at the establishment for close to a year now.

Amushelelo, a member of the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters, encouraged the workers to fight for their rights but to do so respectfully.

"These owners must start to respect you; how is it possible that you guys get paid low salaries but still they are unable to pay those low salaries? You were probably supposed to send money to your parents and pay your rent in December, but how do you pay your rent if you are not paid?"

The workers returned to work shortly after receiving their salaries.

The on-duty management refused to speak with the nbc News team.