Southern Africa Railway (Pty) Ltd (SAR) owns and operates an aggregate processing plant situated on ERF 1501, Extension 6, Karibib, in the Erongo Region. In terms of section 27 of the Environmental Management Act, 2007 (Act 7 of 2007) listed activities may not be undertaken without an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC). While operations on site have commenced SAR has been advised to obtain an ECC in compliance with the legal requirements. It is against this background that SAR have halted the operations and appointed Environam Consultants Trading (ECT) to undertake the process of applying for the ECC on their behalf.