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The DWN component 1 project area comprises of two project sites, with a total of approximately 600 plots. These components 1 project areas are adjacent to the Ndama informal settlement, where GIZ has been implementing an urban upgrading project. Rundu Town Council (RTC) is providing some important bulk infrastructure to a borehole close to the component 1 project area, including graveling of a road and providing a powerline supply to the existing borehole.
Development Workshop Namibia (DWN) has selected five infrastructure projects in Karibib. The projects include four sewer projects and one electricity project. By using defined selection criteria and a selection process that included Karibib Town Council. It is suggested that these five projects provide the best option available with the available funds. Usab Extension 6 is DWN Component 1 project area in Karibib. It is a neighborhood with 306 residential plots, of which 60 have been serviced with water and sewer and sold.
The ECC is required for Upgrading MR76 from Gravel Road Standards to Bitumen Road Standards. The project road provides critical connectivity between northern Namibia, Angola, and the coastal Erongo Region. Once upgraded to bitumen standards, MR76 will form a vital part of Namibia’s regional road network, supporting both rural and urban development along its corridor. Road infrastructure plays a key role in improving socio-economic development. The upgrade of MR76 is expected to: Enhance access to health, education, and markets. Lower travel times and vehicle operating costs.
Enviro Management Consultants Namibia (EMCN) is appointed to undertake the Environmental Assessment relating to the proposed project - Direct Appointment of Element Consulting Engineers for the Design, Contract Documentation, Site Supervision and Contact Administration for Upgrading of Various Roads in Nkurenkuru - Kavango West Region. The Road Fund Administration together with the Nkurenkuru Town Council are funding this project which involves the upgrading of various roads within the Nkurenkuru Town.
The Roads Authority of Namibia (RA) appointed Element Consulting Engineers to perform the emergency consulting services for detailed design and tender documentation, evaluation and supervision for the rehabilitation of several streets on the Otjiwarongo Municipal area in the Otjiwarongo Maintenance Region. Enviro Management Consultants Namibia (EMCN) is appointed to undertake the Environmental Assessment relating to the proposed project.
The activities in which Coastal Precast and Paving CC engage in at the project site is mining and quarrying activities, all of which are registered under their Non-Exclusive Prospecting License No: 6352. Coastal Precast and Paving CC's mining and quarrying activities are being conducted under the following Mining Claims: Old Mining Claims: 68799, 68800, and 68801. All Coastal Precast and Paving CC's mining claims are situated in close proximity to one another and are situated within the Municipal Boundaries of the town of Walvis Bay, in the Erongo Region.
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| 5004_EMP_Coastal Precast and Paving CC.pdf | 1.22 MB | 
| 5004_Declaration of Authorship_Coastal Precast and Paving CC.pdf | 198.06 KB | 
| 5004_ECC Old_Coastal Precast and Paving CC.pdf | 951.73 KB | 
| 5004_Map_Coastal Precast and Paving CC.pdf | 46.51 KB | 
| 5004_Screening Notice_Coastal Precast and Paving CC.pdf | 81.59 KB | 
| 5004_CV_Coastal Precast and Paving CC.pdf | 199.78 KB | 
The Roads Authority of Namibia appointed Element Consulting Engineers (Pty) Ltd, to perform consultancy services for the detail design, tender documentation, contract administration and site supervision for the detail design for rehabilitation of TR1/3 Section B and C and upgrading to Low Volume Seal of MR98 (Tses – Berseba) //Karas and Hardap Regions.
Numerous road upgrades are taking place in and around the town of Rundu - Kavango East Region. The construction of these roads require suitable material for the layer works as well as the surface. Suitable materials are very difficult to obtain in this area of Namibia and the sources are limited. During the site visit the Roads Authority together with the contractor and engineers identified one source suitable. This borrow pit is located approximately 10km south of Rundu and is known as the Ncuma road borrow pit.
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| 2750_EMP_AB IN BEV Brewery in Okahandja.pdf | 1.1 MB | 
| 2750_ECC Old_AB IN BEV Brewery in Okahandja.pdf | 224.89 KB | 
| 2750_Map_AB IN BEV Brewery in Okahandja.pdf | 406.06 KB | 
| 2750_Screening Notice_AB IN BEV Brewery in Okahandja.pdf | 66.71 KB | 
| 2750_CV_AB IN BEV Brewery in Okahandja_0.pdf | 104.29 KB | 
As part of its mandate, the Roads Authority must ensure that the marginalized communities are served by the national road network. Main Road 119 provides access, to essential services like schools and medical facilities, to the Talismanus community. Maintaining the existing gravel road has become costly due to the excessive deterioration and upgrading the road is more feasible.
The road between Rundu and Divundu is being rehabilitated and material is required for this operation. The only suitable material to be found is an existing borrow pit close to Divundu. This application is for permission to extract material from the existing borrow pit and to crush it on site. This material will be used for the road rehabilitation.
The activities in which Coastal Precast and Paving CC engage in at the project site is mining and quarrying activities, all of which are registered under their Non-Exclusive Prospecting License No: 6352. Coastal Precast and Paving CC's mining and quarrying activities are being conducted under the following Mining Claims: Old Mining Claims: 68799, 68800, and 68801; and New Mining Claims: 73147, 73148, 73149, and 73150. Please note that no mining or quarrying activities are being undertaken or conducted under the new mining claims areas.
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| 2283_EMP_Coastal Precast and Paving CC.pdf | 902.84 KB | 
| 2283_ECC Old_Coastal Precast and Paving CC.pdf | 951.99 KB | 
| 2283_Map_Coastal Precast and Paving CC.pdf | 282.57 KB | 
| 2283_Screening Notice_Coastal Precast and Paving CC.pdf | 100.22 KB | 
This is an application for the renewal of an existing Environmental Clearance Certificate held by Ongha Service Station CC, in respect of their filling station situated in Ongha Village of the Endola Constituency, situated in Ohangwena Region, Namibia. The Ongha Service Station operates both a filling station, as well as a 24-hour convenience shop, and is supplied with fuel by Total Energies.
This is an application for a new Environmental Clearance Certificate for small scale mining in respect of 4 NEPL Claims on the Farm Rooiberg 83. These 4 NEPL Claims are: NEPL Claim 1 registered under NEPL Number: 73701, applied for on 7 September 2022, pertaining to dimension stone and semi-precious stones, with an extent of 17.868 hectares. NEPL Claim 2 registered under NEPL Number: 73766, applied for on 29 September 2022, pertaining to dimension stone and semi-precious stones, with an extent of 15.6717 hectares.
This is an application for a new Environmental Clearance Certificate. The Proponent, Reload Logistics Namibia (Pty) Ltd intends to establish a bulk warehousing and storage facility at the Port of Walvis Bay, more specifically at Erf 1920, Port of Walvis Bay, Walvis Bay Municipal District, Erongo Region, Namibia. Reload Logistics Namibia (Pty) Ltd intends to store minerals, and hazardous substances and materials, such as copper concentrate, sulfur, copper cathodes etc., as well as mining equipment, and project cargo. The proposed activity, falls under the following listed activity: 9.1.
This in an application for a new Environmental Clearance Certificate. This application had to be resubmitted due to the fact that the MEFT Portal crashed. The previous application number which was issued herein was APP-001175. The listed activities which are to be conducted fall under Mining and Quarrying Activities and are as follows: 3.2: Other forms of mining or extraction of any natural resources whether regulated by law or not; and 3.3: Resource extraction, manipulation, conservation, and related activities.
This is a renewal application of an existing ECC for this project.
The project consists of three (3) sections A to C. Section A to C of bitumen surface standards to be removed, stockpiled, and reconstructed. Section A and B are located on the section of road in between the orange river and part of the Magalies mountain range, and after Sendelingsdrift mine. Section C is also a section constructed with high fills. The level of the road was increased by ± 7 metres, with 8 % superelevation. Section A, B are in the vicinity of Sendelingsdrift mine, next to the Orangeriver, sections C along the Auchas pass.
This is an application for the Renewal of the current Environmental Clearance Certificate, held by Okapana Service Station CC, Ondangwa in the Oshana Region, Namibia. This is for an existing fuel retail facility, which is a public garage or filling station with a 24-hour convenience store. It is thus, a listed activity under paragraph 9.4 - which is the storage and handling of dangerous goods, including petrol, diesel, liquid petroleum, gas, or paraffin, in containers with a combined capacity of more than 30 cubic meters at any one location.
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| 1364_EMP_ECC Okapana Service Station in Ondangwa.pdf | 849.85 KB | 
| 1364_ECC Old_ECC Okapana Service Station in Ondangwa.pdf | 69.74 KB | 
| 1364_Map_ECC Okapana Service Station in Ondangwa.pdf | 280.5 KB | 
| 1364_Screening Notice_ECC Okapana Service Station in Ondangwa.pdf | 105.42 KB | 
This is an application for the renewal of the current Environmental Clearance Certificate, held by Bulk Mining Explosives (Pty) Ltd (Namibia). It is for a bulk emulsion plant and associated magazine situated in Arandis, Erongo Region, Namibia.
Construction of labour-based gravel district road: D4119.
Valencia Uranium (Pty) Ltd / Namibplaas is a subsidiary of the international company Forsys Metals based in Toronto, Canada. Valencia Uranium (Pty) Ltd partakes in mining and exploration activities, as it is a member of the Namibia Uranium Project. This application was previously submitted for the renewal of the Environmental Clearance Certificate, which was held by Valencia Uranium (Pty) Ltd, under ML 149 and EPL 3638. This application was previously uploaded under App Number: APP-003845.
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| 924_EMP_Valencia Uranium_Namibplaas.pdf | 1.13 MB | 
| 924_ECC Old_Valencia Uranium_Namibplaas.pdf | 245.39 KB | 
| 924_Map_Valencia Uranium_Namibplaas.pdf | 222.18 KB | 
| 924_Screening Notice_Valencia Uranium_Namibplaas.pdf | 102.85 KB | 
For the construction of a gravel road between Omukukutu to Omboloka in Ohangwena Region.
New proposed site in the Swakop river (approximately 30km upstream from Swakopmund.) for sand mining. 3. Mining and quarrying activities: 3.1 Other forms of mining or extraction of any natural resources whether regulated by law or not. 3.2 Resource extraction, manipulation, conservation and related activities.
Storage and handling facilities of bulk emulsion on Farm 38.
Detailed design, borrow of materials, construction related activities.
Quarry operations.
Storage and handling of bulk emulsion on Premises - Farm 38.
The bulk storage and landing of metallic ore at the stock pile designed to hold 100 000 Metallic tons or more which are not situated on the premises of a mine or works as defined in the Mines, Works and Mineral Ordinance 20 of 1968.
Enviro Management Consultants Namibia (EMCN) is appointed by the Roads Authority to undertake the Environmental Assessment relating to the proposed project - Detailed Design, Tender Documentation for the Upgrading to Bitumen Standard of DR1953 (56km) Karibib - Otjimbingwe in the Erongo Region.
Enviro Management Consultants Namibia (EMCN) is appointed by the Roads Authority to undertake the Environmental Assessment relating to the proposed project - The Upgrade of Roads to Low Volume Seal in and around the Town of Rundu in the Kavango East Region: John Mutorwa Street in Rundu, DR3402 (from TR8/4 intersection to Rundu University Campus), DR3448 (from TR8/4 intersection for 5 km) and DR3402 (from Rundu University Campus for 1.4km towards Kayengona Junction).
Enviro Management Consultants Namibia (EMCN) is appointed to undertake the Environmental Assessment relating to the proposed project - Contract No. W/DP/RA-22/2020 design and contract documentation to upgrade upgrade of 145km of MO119 (TO602 to Talismanus) to low volume seal.
The route determination of roads and design of associated physical infrastructure where - (a) it is a public road; (b) the road reserve is wider than 30 meters; or (c) the road caters for more than one lane of traffic in both directions.
As part of the Roads Authority's mandate in support of the Government’s Rural Access Roads Development Program to enhance rural accessibility, stimulate economic growth and connect the rural population to the economic belt of Namibia, the construction and upgrading to Low Volume Seal standards of three (3) access roads intersecting the MR91: Gobabis - Aminuis - Aranos road namely, DR3815 (DR1004), DR3816 and DR3824.
Application for renewal of Environmental Clearance Certificate.
The application is submitted for the obtainment of an ECC for the proposed project.
Application for sand mining to construct a road.
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| 3026_Community Meeting_Application for sand mining BP 34 A3.pdf | 143.35 KB | 
| 3026_Proforma EC_Application for sand mining BP 34 A3.pdf | 787.12 KB | 
| 3026_Coordinates_Application for sand mining BP 34 A3.pdf | 989.34 KB | 
Construction of low volume seal road.
The proposed project (re-graveling of existing roads) was discussed with the Ministry of Environment and Tourism on few occasions. It was agreed that a full EIA is not required due to the fact that it is existing roads and existing borrow pits to be used for the proposed project. It was further decided that an ESMP be submitted for the various roads to be re-graveled.
The proposed project (re-graveling of existing roads) was discussed with the Ministry of Environment and Tourism on few occasions. It was agreed that a full EIA is not required due to the fact that it is existing roads and existing borrow pits to be used for the proposed project. It was further decided that an ESMP be submitted for the various roads to be re-graveled.
The proposed project (re-graveling of existing roads) was discussed with the Ministry of Environment and Tourism on few occasions. It was agreed that a full EIA is not required due to the fact that it is existing roads and existing borrow pits to be used for the proposed project. It was further decided that an ESMP be submitted for the various roads to be re-graveled.
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| 2019_ESMP_Re_graveling contracts in the Windhoek Region.pdf | 5.69 MB | 
| 2019_Appointment Letter_Re_graveling contracts in the Windhoek Region.pdf | 89.04 KB | 
The proposed project (re-graveling of existing roads) was discussed with the Ministry of Environment and Tourism on few occasions. It was agreed that a full EIA is not required due to the fact that it is existing roads and existing borrow pits to be used for the proposed project. It was further decided that an ESMP be submitted for the various roads to be re-graveled.
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| 2020_ESMP_Re_graveling contracts in the Oshakati Region.pdf | 6.23 MB | 
| 2020_Appointment Letter_Re_graveling contracts in the Oshakati Region.pdf | 89.04 KB | 
Lüderitz Seal Processing Facility, Karas Region Renewal of current clearance certificate: Dated 27 March 2018.
Compliance with Environmental Management Act.
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| 1841_EIA_Scrap Metal Sales cc.pdf | 1.69 MB | 
| 1841_Map_Scrap Metal Sales cc.pdf | 112.23 KB | 
| 1841_Coordinates_Scrap Metal Sales cc.pdf | 204.15 KB |