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9.6.2 Public announcement of the project
The project was announced as follows:
• Publication of a media advertisement in Middelburg Observer on Friday, 11 February 2011.
• In order to inform surrounding communities and adjacent landowners of the proposed development,
four (4) site notices were erected on site and at visible locations close to the site on Friday, 11
February 2011.
Key stakeholders, who included the abovementioned sectors, were directly informed of the proposed
development by e-mail and fax on Friday, 11 February 2011.
Distribution of Background Information Documents and Registration and Comment sheets by fax/post/email to
I&APs on Friday, 11 February 2011:
• Letters were hand–delivered to adjacent landowners on Friday, 11 February 2011, notifying and
informing them of the proposed development.
• I&APs were given 40 days to comment and / or raise issues of concern regarding the proposed
development. The comment period expired on Wednesday, 23 March 2011.
9.6.3 Meetings with I&APs
A public meeting was held subsequent to the submission of the Scoping Report to the Mpumalanga Department
of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism (MDEDET). The issues raised by the registered Interested
and Affected Parties were captured and addressed in the Issues and Response Report (IRR).
The Minutes of the public meeting is also available and attached as Annexure 2: Public Participation.)
9.6.4 Raising issues for investigation by EIA specialists
I&APs had the opportunity to raise issues either in writing, during the public meeting, by telephone, fax and/or
email. Concerns raised, as well as responses to these concerns, are detailed in the Comment and Response
Report (see Annexure 2: Public Participation).
All the issues raised by I&APs during the EIA process were captured in a Comment and Response Report (see
Annexure 2: Public Participation) and I&APs received letters acknowledging their contributions.
9.6.5 Draft scoping report
All the issues raised to date was captured in the Draft Scoping Report which was available in English. The EIA
Regulations specify that I&APs must have an opportunity to verify that their issues have been captured. A period
of 40 days was made available for public comment on the Draft Scoping Report (1 March 2012 until 9 April
2012). The availability of the Draft Scoping Report was announced as follows:
• personal letters, fax and e-mail to all the registered I&APs on the distribution list.
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