Friction & Permits 2 pieces on record

Environmental Compliance Certificates

ECC issue rates, MEFT throughput, and where projects stall in the EIA pipeline.

15 May 2026

Permit Patience Index, May: Median Mining Licence Wait Climbs to 47 Days

The Ministry of Mines and Energy's own tracking data shows median processing times lengthening again. Operators are less polite about it than the ministry is.
15 May 2026

Venus Phase 2 Slips Again: TotalEnergies Gives a Direction, Not a Date

TotalEnergies has narrated another timeline shift for Venus Phase 2 without attaching a number to it. For investors pricing Namibian service-economy exposure, 'late this decade' is doing a lot of work.