Key points
- The High Court judgment on the challenge to NMP’s mining licence ML 170 was postponed to 30 June 2021.
- The postponement was decided at a hearing on 16 June 2021, with Covid-19 implications given as the reason.
- NMP says it has full confidence in the Namibian legal system and remains confident of a positive outcome.
Court Proceedings Update
The handing down of the Judgement in the application launched by the Confederation of Namibian Fishing Associations (and 3 other parties), challenging the legitimacy of Namibian Marine Phosphate (Pty) Limited’s (“NMP”) Mining Licence (“ML170”), has been postponed to Wednesday, 30th June 2021, at a hearing held on 16th June 2021. Reason stated: judgement not ready due to Covid-19 implications.
NMP has full confidence in the Namibian Legal system and remains confident for a positive outcome.
