Street vendors are an integral part of urban economies, offering easy access to a wide range of affordable goods and services in public spaces or simply taking service to the people.
Street vendors in Grootfontein are calling on their municipality to fast-track the construction of an open market to allow them to flourish in their businesses.
The vendors of Grootfontein have been in desperate need of an open market for years, as selling on the streets is not conducive.
Vendors who sell their products alongside the road leading to Chinatown Market in Windhoek are not happy with the way Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) is purportedly handling their businesses.
Vendors at the Swakopmund craft center expressed disappointment at Namibians, whom they say do not support locally manufactured arts and crafts.
Street vendors have expressed their dismay over the non-existence of social security provisions and protection benefits, with women, in particular, feeling the pinch, especially when on maternity leave.
They expressed these sentiments at the first commemoration of Street Vendors Day.
