Station Drive – Directional Conversion

Phelamanga was appointed in 2017 to assist the eThekwini Economic Development & Investment Promotion Unit who had initiated a project to determine the feasibility of changing the direction of Station Drive from a two-way to a one-way road. This was in response to various requests from local businesses and property owners. eThekwini appointed Phelamanga as […]

Tongaat Hulett MES Postponement Application

Phelamanga was appointed as the independent facilitator to assist Zanokhule Enivornmental Services and Tongaat Hulett with independent facilitation for the public meetings related to the application for postponement of compliance timeframes of the Minimum Emissions Standards (MES) in terms of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (No. 39 of 2004); for four Tongaat Hulett […]

Hulamin and Isizinda MES Postponement Applications

Phelamanga was appointed as the independent facilitator to assist Engage Engineering in collaboration with Climate Legal, COEX Environmental Planners and the IMA Trader team as they prepared the Hulamin (PTY) Ltd and Isizinda Aluminium (Pty) Ltd application for postponement of compliance timeframes of the Minimum Emissions Standards (MES) in terms of the National Environmental Management: […]

Babanango Causeway – Basic Assessment and Water Use Licence

Phelamanga was appointed to undertake the Public Participation activities linked to an application by the Emcakweni Community Trust for the construction of a 200m long and 4m wide causeway across the White Umfolozi River in the Babanango Valley. This proposed causeway will provide quick, easy and safe access between the northern and southern banks of […]

Babanango Causeway – Environmental Authorisation

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 […]

Babanango Causeway – Environmental Authorisation

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. The Environmental Authorisation was granted and the appeal […]

Vopak Spill Incident 26 January 2020

Vopak Ethyl Acrylate Leak Incident On 26 January 2020 there was a leak of Ethyl Acrylate, as a response to the incident Vopak called a public meeting to inform the community of what had occurred and the follow up actions to address the incident. The meeting was held on 30 January 2020 at the Harlequins […]

Babanango Tented Camp – Basic Assessment and Water Use Licence EA

Phelamanga has been appointed to assist with the Public Participation activities linked to the Basic Assessment (BA) and Water Use Licence (WUL) applications for the proposed Babanango Travelers Camp, Adjacent to the White Mfolozi River, Ulundi Local Municipality, Zululand District, KwaZulu-Natal in the Babanango Valley in Norther Kwa-Zulu Natal on behalf of Emcakweni Community Trust (the Applicant) […]

Madwaleni Lodge – Basic Assessment and Water Use Licence EA

Phelamanga was appointed to assist with the Public Participation activities linked to the Basic Assessment (BA) and Water Use Licence (WUL) applications for the proposed development of the Madwaleni Lodge, KwaZulu-Natal, an initiative by the AHC Northern Territories (Pty) Ltd. To be located within the proposed Babanango Game Reserve, in the Babanango Valley in the Ulundi Local Municipality.  The Environmental Authorisation […]

Proposed Cato Ridge Land Use Options Project: Application for Environmental Authorisation

Phelamanga was appointed to assist with the Public Participation activities linked to the Application for Environmental Authorisation for the Proposed Cato Ridge Land Use Options Project.  The Cato Ridge Development Company Ltd (“CRDC”) and Assmang (Pty) Limited (“Assmang”), proposed to release land parcels across three (3) Proposed Development Areas (Figure 1). The intention is to […]