Angolan vendors flood Ondangwa streets

As the economy gets tough in both neighbouring Angola and at the Namibian border town of Oshikango, there is now a growing population of street vendors in Ondangwa.The Ondangwa Town Council says its streets have been flooded with Angolan vendors selling various products. The town's local economic development officer, Gerhard Sam, told Namibian Sun that the council had called a public meeting with the vendors tomorrow. He said the police, immigration officials and the Angolan consulate in Oshakati were invited to attend. “Since last month we observed too many Angolan street vendors selling products in undesignated areas, with some conducting door-to-door trading. We are concerned and that is why we called a public meeting with these people so that we can engage them on our street sales policies,” Sam said. A few months ago, the Helao Nafidi Town Council as well as the Ohangwena police expressed concern over the rising number of Angolans entering the country on a daily basis in search of greener pastures. It was reported that they are driven there through desperation following the collapse of the Angolan economy. Most of the beggars are women carrying their children on their backs and teenagers of school-going age. They gather at retailers and other shops with baskets and boxes, and offer to carry people's shopping bags.ILENI NANDJATO

Angolan vendors flood Ondangwa streets

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Namibian Sun 2025-04-02

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