Deputy Executive Director in the Ministry of Works and Transport, Jonas Sheelongo said as the transportation sector is highly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. He said due to the restrictions of movement, the sector is paralysed and it is not generating revenue. Sheelongo said even though taxis are operating they often do so at a loss as they have to adhere to measures that limit the number of people they can carry. Elia Erastus, the acting managing director of Air Namibia said the aviation industry is generating zero revenue. The impact is huge, resulting in the loss of N$220 billion. Erastus said tourism is affected to the extent that around 4 000 people could lose their livelihood. He hopes the relaxation of lockdown regulations would allow the airline to focus on regional flights to generate some revenue. The CEO of TransNamib, Johny Smith said the ban of certain commodities such as alcoholic beverages has made it difficult for TransNamib to keep their heads above water as they used to transport these. Also, the reduced movement has diminished demand for fuel that TransNamib used to transport. They have scaled down their operations to 60%, and divided staff to three different categories, doing one shift at a time, especially the technical team which deals with maintenance. He said the company does not require a lot of staff to be on-site, a group of fewer than 10 people can still do the work. This is done to ensure that they don’t compromise on measures put in place. The trio said this during an update on the transport sector at the COVID-19 Communication Centre today.