Phelamanga was appointed to assist with the Public Participation acitivities linked to the BA and WUL applications for the White Umfolozi River Causeway Crossing in the Babanango Valley in Norther Kwa-Zulu Natal on behalf of Emcakweni Community Trust (the Applicant) in the Babanango Valley in the Ulundi Local Municipality.
Notice of Approval of the Environmental Authorization (EA) for the White Umfolozi River Causeway Crossing in the Babanango Valley in Northern KwaZulu-Natal (Reference: DC26/0009/2019 and KZN/EIA/0001215/2019) was granted on 11 December 2019 and reasons for the approval by the Competent Authority (The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs) are provided:
Kindly note, in terms of Regulation 4(2) of the NEMA EIA (2014) Appeal Regulations, if any registered I&AP wishes to appeal the granting of the Environmental Authorization by the Competent Authority, an appeal must be made within 20 calendar days upon receipt of this notification email. This 20 day period will be paused between 15 December 2019 and 5 January 2020 and will resume thereafter. Thus the final date an appellant may lodge an appeal is 24 January 2020. The appeal must be lodged with the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (Appeals Administrator) and a copy of the appeal must be forwarded to the Applicant. The appeal must be made on the official appeals form obtainable from the Appeals Administrator. Further information and guidelines on how to lodge an appeal are available on the National Department of Environmental Affairs website.
Appeals must be sent to the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (copy in the Aplicant) by email, fax, post or delivery by hand to the below address:
Attention: The Appeal Administrator
Telephone: 033 264 2651 or 081 731 7361 (Mr. Haresh Inderlall)
Email: haresh.inderlall@kznedtea.gov.za
Fax: 033 264 2674
By post: Private Bag X9152, Pietermaritzburg, 3200
By Hand: 2nd Floor, Room 218.23, 270 Jabu Ndlovu Street, Pietermaritzburg, 3201
NB: Any appeal is to be copied to the Applicant per representative contact details below:
Attention: Mr. Justin Ellero (Consultant representing the Applicant)
Telephone: 072 028 9151
Email: justinel@idmconsultants.co.za
Fax: 086 649 8450
By post: PO Box 918, Umhlanga Rocks, 4320
By Hand: FMI House, 2 Heleza Boulevard, Sibaya, 4320
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the applicant’s representative consultant per contact details provided above.