Close to twenty vendors operating from the Keetmanshoop Open Market, owned by the Namibia Industrial Agency (NIDA), are about to lose their only source of income after being instructed to vacate their stalls due to unpaid rental fees.

Rental fees for the stalls range between N$500 and N$1200. 

Vendors told nbc News that officials from NIDA ordered them to vacate their stalls without any prior eviction notice due to falling behind on their rental payments.

The Outjo Municipality is expanding the existing open market to accommodate more vendors who usually sell on the sidewalks.

Outjo is a town of more than six thousand inhabitants and is best known as the main gateway to one of Africa's largest national parks, Etosha.

The town receives an increasing number of visitors on a daily basis.

The sidewalks are, however, filled with vendors, making it difficult for them to serve their purpose of keeping people off the roads.

The spirit of Christmas lingers in Windhoek as the City Council hosts its Christmas open market in the Central Business District.

The event, the second of its kind, is aimed at promoting the economic and artistic vibrancy of the capital.

The city administrators have transformed the Zoo Park, Post Street Mall, and sections of Independence Avenue into a bustling hub for over 100 small business enterprises and some corporate companies.

Business activities on Independence Avenue are dominated by small and medium enterprises.