The Namibia Press Agency, (NAMPA), was established in 1991 as a national news agency responsible for the distribution of local, regional and international news.

Lack of funds hampering implementation of small scale fisheries plan of action

Written by Isabel Bento on 07 June 2023

SWAKOPMUND, 07 JUN (NAMPA) – Namibia’s National Plan of Action for Small Scale Fisheries (NPOA-SSF), launched in June 2022 to boost socio-economic growth, faces hurdles due to insufficient funding.
This is according to Johannes Hamukwaya, Deputy Director of Aquaculture and Inland Fisheries at the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, who was speaking to the media at Swakopmund on Tuesday on the side-lines of a workshop on developing a resource mobilisation strategy for the NOPA-SSF for 2022 to 2026.
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Namibia urged to take action on plastic pollution on World Environment Day

Written by Chelva Wells on 06 June 2023

WINDHOEK, 06 JUN (NAMPA) - Plastic bags are one of the most unsightly forms of waste in Namibia and are highly visible in the outskirts of all towns and cities, informal settlements, and the country’s marine environment.
This is according to Benedict Libanda, Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF), in recognition of World Environment Day, which is observed annually on 05 June.
Libanda in a statement on Monday said the prevalence of plastic in the Namibian environment i ...

Diesel prices to decrease

WINDHOEK, 30 MAY (NAMPA) – The price of 50 ppm diesel will decrease by 80 cents per litre while 10 ppm will reduce with 60 cents per litre, effective 07 June 2023, the Ministry of Mines and Energy has announced. In a statement issued Tuesday, the ministry said petrol prices at Walvis Bay will remain N.dollars 19.78 per litre while the price of diesel 50 ppm will become N.dollars 19.05 per litre and diesel 10 ppm will now cost N.dollars 19.25 per litre. (Video by: Josephina Simeon) NAMPA TV

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× SWAKOPMUND, 01 JUNE 2023 - Deputy Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises Maureen Hinda-Mbuende. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

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× (230607) -- CHANGSHA, June 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Examinees review lessons outside an exam site in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, June 7, 2023. China's national college entrance exam, also known as "gaokao", started Wednesday this year. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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× (230607) -- CHANGCHUN, June 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An examinee exchanges a high-five with a teacher outside an exam site in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, June 7, 2023. China's national college entrance exam, also known as "gaokao", started Wednesday this year. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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× SWAKOPMUND, 29 MAY 2023 - Mines and Energy Minister Tom Alweendo and Erongo Governor Neville Andre Itope photographed with members of the parliamentary standing committees on Economics and Natural Resources as well as other government offices and stakeholders at the Oversight Workshop on Maximising the Potentials of the Mining and Energy Sectors in Namibia in Swakopmund. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA)

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× NOTTWIL, 25 May 2023 - Namibia's Bradley Murere in action during the long jump event at the World Para Athletics (WPA) 2023 Nottwil Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

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× SWAKOPMUND, 01 JUNE 2023 - Deputy Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises Maureen Hinda-Mbuende. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA