Over 200 farmers from the Otamanzi Constituency have continued their protest against the fencing off of the Sheya Shuushona Conservancy, including a saltpan where they used to freely extract salt for animals and household consumption.
About 600 employees of the Windhoek Municipality have given the council until Friday to act on their demands, or they will continue staging demonstrations every Monday.
The workers are demanding permanent employment contracts, a medical aid scheme, and psychosocial support.
The Inspector General of the Namibian Police, Joseph Shikongo, has denied a request by the Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) to hold a protest along Independence Avenue in support of striking workers of the Windhoek Municipality.
Approximately 300 truck drivers are planning a protest over a hike in entry-permit tariffs imposed by Zambia last year.
