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HIGHLIGHT OF PROJECTS

Over its two decades in the environmental sector, Naledzi Environmental Consultants has developed an extensive portfolio showcasing expertise in various specialties. These projects include environmental impact assessments, waste management plans, environmental management and policy development, cleaner production assessments, environmental training, and construction following the expanded public works principles.

DIVERSE CLIENTELE AND PROJECTS

Naledzi’s broad client base spans multiple industries, including:

  • Mining Sector: Wesizwe (Bakubung Platinum Mine), Bafokeng/Rasemone Platinum Mine, Vanchem/Rakhoma Mineral Resources, Mantra Minerals (Mining Right Applications), and Sekoko Coal.
  • Energy and Utilities: Eskom SOC Ltd (including various EIA for power lines and substations), Transnet SOC Ltd.
  • Government and Public Sector: Departments like Environmental Affairs, Tourism, Water Affairs and Forestry, and local municipalities like Vhembe, Mopani, Nelson Mandela Bay, Thulamela, and Mogale City.
  • Research and Development: Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), National Cleaner Production Centre (NCPC), South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI).
  • Infrastructure: Johannesburg Roads Agency, Roads Agency Limpopo, Limpopo Department of Roads and Transport.

KEY PROJECTS

Notable projects undertaken by Naledzi include:

  • Environmental and Soil Conservation Initiatives: Implementation of the Batlhabine Soil Conservation Project and the Working for the Coast Project in Port Elizabeth, focusing on ecosystem rehabilitation and conservation.
  • Wetlands Rehabilitation: Comprehensive wetland restoration across North West Province for SANBI, employing labor-intensive methods under the expanded public works program.
  • Strategic Environmental Reporting: Developing the State of Environment Report Phase II for Limpopo Province, creating vital environmental indicators.
  • Industrial Environmental Assessments: Conducting Cleaner Production Assessment Projects in Gauteng and Kwazulu Natal for CSIR/NCPC.
  • Feasibility Studies and Environmental Management: Working with the Limpopo Provincial Department of Roads and Transport on borrow pits for road re-gravelling and the Royal Bafokeng Administration for an EIA study for the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace.

MEMBERSHIPS/REGISTRATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS

Naledzi prides itself on being associated with esteemed organizations like:

  • Project Management South Africa (PMSA)
  • South African Council of Natural Scientists Profession (SACNASP)
  • Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (IoDSA)
  • Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa (EAPASA)
This impressive track record demonstrates Naledzi Environmental Consultants’ commitment to environmental stewardship and their extensive capabilities in managing diverse and complex environmental projects.

The projects listed below are an extract of recent projects that the company has worked on

  • Appointed, implemented and successfully completed the Batlhabine Soil Conservation Project on behalf of the Department of Environmental Affairs. The project was implemented as part of the DEAT’s SRPP Expanded Public Works Projects. It involved the planting of indigenous plant species and Vetiver grass to combat soil erosion. Gabion structures were also used.
  • Appointed, implemented and successfully completed the Working for the Coast Project on behalf of the Department of Environmental Affairs on the Working for the Coast Project in Port Elizabeth. Just like the above mentioned project, it involves the use of labour intensive methods of rehabilitating sand dunes, building boardwalks and an intensive litter picking along the beach, disposing of waste material at a designated landfill site.

Appointed, implemented and successfully completed the rehabilitation of wetlands throughout the North West Province on behalf of the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI).
These projects also involve the use of labour intensive methods to rehabilitate wetlands, under the expanded public works programme. The project reporting structures and its implementation is almost the same as the one used by the Department of Environmental Affairs.

  • Appointed by the Limpopo Provincial Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism together with Coastal and Environmental Services to compile or develop a State of Environment Report Phase II for the Limpopo Province. The project entailed the development of environmental indicators in the province, which will be used during implementation of environmental projects and during monitoring of environmental change in the province.
  • Appointed by the Limpopo Provincial Department of Roads and Transport to conduct a feasibility study and compile Environmental Management Plans for the use of borrow pits (small scale mining) during road re-gravelling in the Limpopo Province.

Appointed, implemented and successfully completed a Cleaner Production Assessment Project on behalf of the CSIR/NCPC in the Gauteng and Kwazulu Natal Provinces. The project involves the assessment of production methods employed by the companies and recommend waste, water and energy saving techniques.

  • Appointed by the Royal Bafokeng Administration to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment study for the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace (Stadium) in preparation for the 2010 World Cup Soccer Tournament, Rustenburg.
  • Appointed by the Royal Bafokeng Administration to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment for the establishment of Lebone II College of the royal Bafokeng in Rustenburg.

Appointed by Moses Kotane Local Municipality to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment for the establishment of Pella Sports Park (which included the establishment of spectator stands, track fields, tennis courts, parking areas, etc) in the Bojanala District of the North West Province.

  • Appointed by Eskom Transmission to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment for the construction of 30km 2x400kV Power Lines from Glockner (near Vaal Triangle) substation to Etna (near Soweto) substation in the Gauteng Province. The project required an intensive public participation process because of the diversity of people residing in the area and a lot of technical/specialist involvement.
  • Appointed by Eskom Transmission to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment for the construction of 7km 2x275kV Power Lines from Etna substation to a proposed new substation in Mondeaur area of the Gauteng Province. The project required an intensive public participation process because of the diversity of people residing in the area.
  • Appointed by Eskom Distribution to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment for the construction of a combination of infrastructure development (16km 132kV power line, substation and feeder bays) in the Khutala, Kendal and Argent areas of the Mpumalanga Province.
  • Appointed by Eskom Distribution to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment for the construction of a combination of infrastructure (100mx100m substation, 88kV Chickadee lines, 132kV Feeder Bay and a telecommunication tower) in the Ermelo area of the Mpumalanga Province.
  • Appointed by Eskom Distribution to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment for the construction of a 100mx100m proposed Botlokwa Substation and associated 14km 132kV Power line from the existing Tabor Substation to Botlokwa in the Limpopo Province.
  • Appointed by Eskom Distribution to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment for the construction of a 2.5km 132kV Power Line from the existing Jane Furse to Uchoba Power Line in the Sekhukhune District of the Limpopo Province.
  • Appointed by Eskom Distribution to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment for the construction of a 50km 132kV Power Line from Venulu Substation to Makonde Substation in the Vhembe District of the Limpopo Province.
  • Appointed by Eskom Distribution to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment for the construction of a 19km 132kV Power Line from Mapoch Substation to Simplon Substation in the Roosenekal area of the Mpumalanga Province.
  • Appointed by Eskom Distribution to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment for the construction of a 9km 132kV Power Line from Goedgevonden Substation to a proposed Grootpan Substation in the Ogies area of the Mpumalanga Province.
  • Appointed by the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism to implement a Soil Conservation Project (construction of gabion structures and planting of indigenous plant species) in the Batlhabine area of the Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality, Mopani District of the Limpopo Province.
  • Appointed by the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism to implement an Alien Plant Species eradication programme on top of the Soutpansberg Mountains, as part of the Soutpansberg Biosphere Reserve Initiative, Makhado Local Municipality of the Vhembe District.

Appointed by the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment for the construction of water pipelines and related infrastructure along the Great Letaba Dam, Limpopo Province.

Appointed by the National Cleaner Production Centre to carry out In-Plant Environmental Assessment at an existing Hudson and Knights Oil and Fats Refinery Plant in the Gauteng Province.

Appointed by Akasia Road Surfacing to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment for the establishment of a Macadam/Tar Processing Plant in Phokeng, Rustenburg area of the North West Province.

Completed an Environmental Impact Assessment for the Apex Sewer Reticulation Network in Benoni, for the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng Province.

Appointed by Madibeng Local Municipality to conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment for the upgrading of Klipgat Cemetery. The EIA was completed and the reports approved by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation, Environment and Tourism