Our Team
The Founder and Managing Director
The independent consultancy is founded and spearheaded by Mr. Mlamla Sive who hails from a small rural area called Masincedane (a Xhosa word meaning let’s Help Each Other) location in Keiskammahoek. Mr Mlamla is at the helm of all business operations of the company from business development to projects delivery. He has 6 years of industry experience and specializes in environmental compliance auditing, environmental screening, waste planning, GIS, remote sensing, scientific research, project management, proposal and business development.
He has worked as an environmental consultant in several infrastructure projects for bulk water supply, water treatment works, waste water treatment works, housing developments, stormwater and roads. He has also been involved in developing a number of municipal waste planning and management projects. Mlamla has great leadership, organisational and people management skills.
He is also a contract lecturer at the Nelson Mandela University where he teaches Remote Sensing and Applied Geomorphology. He is an emerging researcher with experience in research, quantitative and qualitative methods and is comfortable in designing, managing and leading a range of environmental and socio-economic research projects.
Professional Registrations and Memberships
Professional Natural Scientist (Pr.Sci.Nat) Registration No. 118495
Member of the South African Wetlands Society Reg. No. S9BPP477
International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) Reg. No. 16768
Member of the Southern African Association of Geomorphologists
Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) Reg No. 40120001
Qualifications
M.Sc. Geography (Catchment Hydrology)
B.Sc. Honours Environmental Geography
B.Sc. Environmental Sciences (Botany and Geography)
Training
People Management Skills (Certificate) from the Nelson Mandela University (2017)
Biodiversity spatial data management, acquisition and analysis by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) (2018)
Electronic Water Use Application and Authorisation System (e-WULAAS) provided by GIBB Environmental (Pty) Ltd (2020)
Remote Sensing (land use/cover classification) and SWAT hydrologic modelling at Makerere University, Uganda (2017)
Trainee Environmental and GIS Consultant
Qaphela Magaqa is well vest with general scientific principles applications, competent in research, geological studies and geospatial analysis. He also has experience in undertaking basic assessments, water use licence applications, landfill operations and audits and proposal development.
Qualifications
BSc Honours GIS (GIS, Remote Sensing, Environmental Management)
BSc Geosciences (Geology, GIS, Remote Sensing and Environmental Management)
Associate Specialist - Ecological Studies
Mr Molepo is our strategic partner and a professional registered Ecologist, Avifaunal & Rehabilitation Specialist. His key expertise includes but not limited to
- Conducting biodiversity studies (Avifauna, Fauna. Flora & Wetland)
- Rehabilitation Plans & Implementation
- Compiling specialist reports for Environmental Impact Assessment studies
Professional Registrations and Memberships
South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP) – Professionally registered as Professional Natural Scientist. Registration number: 009509
British Ecological Society (BES). Membership number: 1010709
Zoological Society of Southern Africa (ZSSA). Membership number: 691
Qualifications
MSc Zoology, Nelson Mandela University (Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology Centre of Excellence)
BSc Honours in Zoology, University of Limpopo
BSc Botany & Zoology, University of Venda
Training & Certificates
Hydropedology and Wetland Functioning, Terra Soil Science & Water Business Academy
Section 21 (c) & (i) Water Use Authorisation Training, Department of Water and Sanitation
Basic Project Management, Hudisa Business School
Strategic Partners
We are affiliated with reputable industry experts, researchers and academics, and our strategic partners include already established environmental and civil engineering consulting companies, specialists and researchers from the Nelson Mandela University (South Africa), University of Makerere (Uganda), University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) and Oldenburg University (Germany).
On project specific basis we work with our affiliates to deliver quality work to clients. Our partners include:
- Well distinguished researchers who have published several papers in peer-reviewed journals
- Registered Professional Natural Scientists (Pr.Sci.Nat) with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP)
- Registered Environmental Assessment Practitioners (EAPs) with the Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa (EAPASA)
- Registered Professional Engineers and Technologist with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)
- Registered GIS Professionals with South African Geomatics Council (SAGC)