The Walvis Bay Corridor Group and its stakeholders have taken it upon themselves to provide free health screening to truck drivers.

About a hundred truckers received free health check-ups and tests ranging from HIV, blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol, and eye test.

The Ambassador of Walvis Bay Corridor Group, Dr Helena Ndume said,  it is high time that truck drivers are accorded such courtesy while commending them for an enormous role they played in transporting goods at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Approximately 300 truck drivers are planning a protest over a hike in entry-permit tariffs imposed by Zambia last year.

The drivers claim Zambia's immigration authorities imposed a hike in entry permits from only N$3,400 to N$12,250 a year, which is very costly since the drivers and employers each pay 50% of the entry-permit bill.