Vendors, who apparently have a dispute with an Afrikaans daily newspaper, are on strike and are not selling newspapers on the streets of Windhoek today.
The price of Republikein went up by N$1, to N$5, and vendors were not happy that their commission was not going to be increased.
The Namibian’s general manager for finance and administration, Sieggie Mujoro-Veii, said some vendors went on a rampage this morning, taking newspapers from those who wanted to sell them and tearing the newspapers up.
The Namibian has since tried to sell newspapers via its nightshift workers.
The intersection of Frans Indongo and John Meinert streets saw running clashes between The Namibian’s staff and vendors who wanted to prevent them from selling.
Newspapers littered the streets all around Windhoek this morning.
The Namibian also sells newspapers on the streets of Keetmanshoop, Onankali, Oshakati, Rehoboth, Walvis Bay and Swakopmund. Street sales in none of these towns were affected.
Police were called to calm the situation.
Efforts to get comment from the Namibia Media Holdings Group, which owns Republikein, Namibian Sun and Allgemeine Zeitung, proved futile.
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