Government assures Etosha Fishing workers of horse mackerel quota

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2026-06-18

WALVIS BAY,28 August 2025 - Etosha Fishing has landed its first consignment of pilchards since 2017, following Cabinet’s approval of a 10 000-tonne quota earlier this month. (Photo contributed) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 18 JUN (NAMPA) – The government has assured employees of Etosha Fishing that the company would receive a horse mackerel quota by next Tuesday.
A group of workers on Thursday staged demonstrations in Windhoek and Walvis Bay over delayed quota allocations.
The company has about 430 workers.
The group said they have gone about seven months without work and called for fishing quotas and no delays in quota allocations.
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