Windhoek plans market for informal traders in Havana
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on New Era
Illustrative image · Mwakapila Victor · Pexels · Licence PexelsThe City of Windhoek is planning a covered market at the Havana crossroads, with electricity, running water and storage for informal traders. Traders interviewed by New Era are concerned about the criteria for allocating pitches and the construction timeline, according to that newspaper.
The Windhoek municipality is preparing a covered market for informal traders at the Four-Way crossroads in Havana, Namibia. According to New Era, it is to have electricity, running water and storage space, which would markedly improve the working conditions of these traders, who currently display their goods in the open air.
The vendors, however, have questions about the criteria for allocating stalls. Ndapandula Junias, who sells firewood, has been waiting for this market for years and says her goods are stolen at the current site. Andelia Garises fears that relocating residents living near the future pitches could create tensions, and doubts that the market can accommodate all the vendors. The municipality presented its project to two parliamentary committees of the National Assembly in October.
