Windhoek councillor questions suspension of Dorado Park informal trade

Allexer Namundjembo

Windhoek Municipality councillor Maitjituavi Kavetu has demanded answers from the City management over the reported suspension of trading letters and increased enforcement against informal traders in Dorado Park (Valley), saying the measures have raised serious governance and public interest concerns.

In a memorandum dated 6 July addressed to chief executive officer Moses Matyayi, Kavetu requested information on the legal and administrative basis for the reported decision to stop issuing new trading letters to informal traders.

The request follows complaints from residents and traders who claim City Police have prevented them from operating after the City allegedly refused to issue trading letters to new applicants.

“I have received numerous concerns from residents and informal traders alleging that traders operating in Dorado Park (Valley) have recently been prevented from conducting their trading activities by members of the City Police following the City’s refusal to issue trading letters to new applicants,” Kavetu wrote.