Chinese mining company Xinfeng takes NAMPOL to court after being locked out of mining site

CHINESE-owned mining company, Xinfeng Mining, alongside its Namibian partner company, Long Fire Investments, have taken the Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security and several police officers to court after having been locked out of its mining site in Uis.

The urgent application brought before the High Court seeks two types of relief. In Part A, it seeks an order restoring to them the possession of the lithium beneficiation plant in Uis and the five containers at the site, from which they have been excluded since 10 September 2026 by locks placed by members of the Namibian Police Force. Xinfeng claims that the locking of the mine was done without any court order or any statutory authority.