Zambezi security guards strike over unpaid wages

About 20 Shilimela Security Services guards in the Zambezi region have gone on strike after going unpaid because the agriculture ministry has not paid their employer. The strike, spearheaded by the Namibia Public Security Allied Workers Union (Napsawu) at Katima Mulilo, kicked off yesterday. Union chairperson Alex Taimo yesterday said the union has been engaging the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform since last week to ensure it pays Shilimela, but without success. He said the employees were due for payment on 25 October. “However, on 27 October the owner of Shilimela Security Services told me they are