Section 2 articles
Friction & Permits
Permit timelines, BIPA filings, repatriation latency, work-permit math. The cost-of-doing-business numbers nobody else publishes.
- Friction 15 May 2026
BIPA Filing Velocity: Registrations Are Up, Throughput Is Down
Namibia's business registration numbers look encouraging until you ask how long it actually takes to get a certificate. The answer matters more than the headline count.
- Friction 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.
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