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Prepared by: Mr. Ge Stander PUBLIC PARTICIPATIONChecked by: Mr. Moses Mahlangu PROCESS REPORTDate: July 2009 VOLUME III (FORMS PART OF DEJR)

July 2009

Project ref: 294-03 DEAT ref: 12112120/887 NW DACE ref: NWP/EIAl15112006 LEDET ref: 16/1/7/1L-W2

Proponent: Environmental Consultant:Eskom Holdings ltd. Margen Industrial ServicesTransmission Services PBA International (SA)PO Box 1091 PO Box 12822Johannesburg Leraatsfontein2000 1038

Contact: Contact:Mr. Sebenzile Vilakazi Mr. Moses MahlanguTel: 011 8004902 Tel: 0136561212Fax: 011 800 3917 Fax: 0136562233e-mail: ViiakazS@eskom.co.za e-mail: delno@telkomsa.netMargen Industrial Services Delta-Epsilon 6x765kV Power Unes ProjectPBA International PPP Report - Part of DBR

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS , .

REPORT (Proposed Eskom TransmisSion Project OEAT Ref. No: 12/12/20/887)

AIM AND STitUCTURE

OF THIS REPORT

This report provides a detailed account of the Public Participation Process conducted after submitting the Rnal Scoping Report to DEAT and will outline the way forward for the process. The aim of this report is three-fold: To Provide a description of the PPP conducted thus far; To outline the way forward; To provide a list of comments and issues raised to date.

A short analysis has been added by the ppp team after each point.

Public Partidpatfon Process during both the Scoping and the ElA phase is a legislative requirement IiJr environmental authonzation. For this JXOject in order to comply with the stipulations In the National Environmental Management Ace 1998; Chapter 6 [Sections 56 - 59] of ElA Regulations activities undertaken as part ofpublic involvement was as follows:

Regulation 56 - site notices placed in the study area; written notices with Background Infonnatlon Document distributed to identified stakeholders including lanck:Jwners in the study area and the local munidpallty; announdng the project to the public through advertising in the local newspaper in English andAfn'kaans Regulation 57 - Establish and maintain a Register ofinterested and affected parties Regulation 58 - Registered Stakeholders were given opportunities to comment on the scoping reports and the draft environmental impact reports, this report. Regulation 59 - Comments fivm stakeholders are included in the reports in the form of minutes of all meetings held, submitted written comments and in the form of Comments and Response Report

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Table of Contents:

1. Background ........................................................................................... n 4

1.1 Summary of PPP activities during the Scoping phase ........................... 4

1.2 Introduction ........................................................................................... 6

1.3 Scope of Work ........................................................................................ 6

1.4 Assumptions and Limitations................................................................. 6

1.4.1 Assumptions .......................................................................................... 6

1.4.2 Umitations ............................................................................................ 7

2. Public Participation Activities ........................................................................ 7

2.1 Stakeholder engagement....................................................................... 7

2.2 Meetings................................................................................................. 8

2.3 Consultation during Field Trips .............................................................. 9

2.4 Consultation with Government Departments ....................................... 10

2.5 Consultation with FA/ DFU, and other Organisations ........................... 11

2.5.1 Farmers Associations and District Farmers Unions ..................................... 11

2.5.2 Environmental Action Groups and Forums................................................12

2.6 Consultation with Traditional Authorities.............................................13

2.7 Comments and Issues Raised ............................................................... 13

3. Information Documents .............................................................................. 14

3.1 Distribution of Information................................................................... 14

3.1.1 Media ..................................................................................................15

3.1.2 Magazines ............................................................................................15

3.2 Final Scoping Report and Plan of Study for EIA.................................... 15

3.3 Newsletter and Letters sent to IMPs .................................................. 16

3.3.1 Newsletter ...........................................................................................16

3.3.2 Questionnaire .......................................................................................17

3.3.3 Other Letters ........................................................................................17

4. Way Forward ............................................................................................18

5. Conclusion ................................................................................................18

Appendices: Appendix 1: Correspondence with Authorities Appendix 2: Maps Relating to PPP Appendix 3: Comment and Response Report (eRR) Appendix 4: Written Comments and Responses Appendix 5: e-mails sent to FAs, DFUs Appendix 6: Questionnaires Received Appendix 7: Information sent to I&APs Appendix 8: Information Relating to Specialist Meetings Appendix 9: I&AP Database

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GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS

DEAT Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism DEIR Draft Environmental Impact Report DFU District Farmers Union DSR Draft Scoping Report EIA Environmental Impact Assessment FA Farmers Association FSR Final Seoping Report FEIR Final Environmental Impact Report IMP Interested and Affected Party kV Kilo Volt NGO Non-Governmental Organisation PoS Plan of Study PPP Public Participation Process RoA Record of Authorization

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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS

REPORT

(Proposed Eskom Transmission Project DEAT Ref. No: 12/12/20/887)

1. Background For the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process for this project, Margen Industrial Services (MIS) is the lead consultant and is responsible for the Public Participation Process (PPP).

1.1 Summary of PPP activities during the Scoping phase

The Public Scoping for the project was initiated in January 2007 with the announcement of the project through advertisements that were placed in different newspapers, using English, Afrikaans and SeTswana.

Information documents were forwarded to registered stakeholders and public meetings to give the initial presentations on the project were conducted in February March 2007.

The Seoping Report was made available for Public Review during the period between March 2008 and 30 June 2008.

Date Activity Pa~dpant/Target Product Announcing the Consultants and Stakeholders Lentswe - Khuma area project by advertising Potchefstroom Herald - Potch area in the newspapers in C/ville Herald - Ventersdorp area January 2007 the study area (Eng; R/burg Herald R/burg area Afr; SeTswana Kwevoel T/zimbi area Mogol Post - Lephalale area Citizen & Daily Sun - Nation wide Held public meetings Consultants; Eskom Tx & Presentations & maps and POD in the study Stakeholders Minutes of meetings February/Mar area Attendance Registers ch 2007

Focus Gr meetings Consultants; Eskom Tx & Presentations & maps Started in with FA & DFU members of FNDFU Minutes of meetings Aug 2006 Attendance Registers from other! projects

The Seoping Report could not be released in September/October 2007 as planned because of change of scope of work and the related need for more consultation. The report was only released in March 2008.

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I Date ActivitY PartitiDant/Taraet Product Announcing the The general public in the Lentswe - Khuma area Availability of the DSR study area was targeted by Potchefstroom Herald - Potch area through print media using local newspapers in C/ville Herald - Ventersdorp area different towns. R/burg Herald R/burg area 07 March Landowners owning farms Kwevoel- T/zimbi area 2008 in the study area but Mogel Post - Lephalale area residing elsewhere were Citizen and Daily Sun Nation wide targeted using national neWSDaDers Posting; faxing & PPP Team and registered Notice letters for the availability of Middle emailing letters I&APs DSR March Informing registered Exec Summary of the DSR 2008 I&APs about the Reply sheet. availability of DSR Focus group meeting in Consu Ita nts Team and Invitations sent out to TA, consulted Mogwase representatives of during the early stages of scoping. Traditional Authorities (TA) PIP Section of the DSR issued at the in the study area meeting and findings explained. 27 March 2008 Executive Summary of the whole report was discussed. Attendance register signed. Minutes of the meeting in CRR TelephoniC discussion PIP Officer/ Targeting the Recorded suggestion that consultation With Mr. Boota Du Tolt representatives of farm ing with DFU/FA be continued during the 01 April (Chairperson of NW community or landowners EIA Phase after deciding on the 2008 branch of AGRISA) potentlaUy preferred corridors

Telephonic and email PIP Officer Targeting Written requests emailed (02/04/08) request for assistance landowners' to Ms Helm and Gerhard van Wyk With Northern TlU (Ms representatives and unions Ms. Helm acknowledged receipt of 01 April Helm) for help in maps & indicated that she send out 2008 identifying potentially the map affected unions and inform them about DSR Public meetings were Consultants Team; Eskom Attendance registers signed held in the study area as representatives; Presentation on Seoping Report 14-19 April indicated in the landowners and other Recording of further issues and advertisements that I&APs attended. comments on the findings. 2008 were placed in the Identification of farms by landowners newspapers In the study area using the maps

The following meetings were held with stakeholders beyond 29 April 2008:

19 April 2008, held at Sentrum 23 April 2008, held at Malachite Lodge outside Groot Marico 07 May 2008, held at Veesaal in Northam 08 May 2008, Amandelbult Mine 14 May 2008, held in Khayakhulu 21 May 2008, Koedoeskop Jongboere Vereniging 23 May 2008, Madikwe Traditional District Leaders 23 May 2008, held on the farm Varkfontein at Morang Safaris Lodge 30 May 2008, held on the farm Witvogelfontein 17 June 2008, held on the farm Rietfontein 08 July 2008, held at Raditau Game Lodge

Detailed information regarding the above scoping exerdse activities can be read from the Seoping Report. This report is available on the Eskom website at WINW.eskom.co.za/eia.

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1.2 Introduction

A comprehensive public participation programme has been undertaken during the Seoping Phase of this study and the way forward for the consultation strategy in the EIA Phase was outlined in the Plan of Study for EIA that was submitted together with the Final Seoping Report on 12 September 2008 to the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT). The two doruments were accepted and approved by DEAT on 15 December 2008 (see Appendix 1).

The consultation process in both the Scoping and EIA Phase was guided by National Environmental Management Act, 1998; O1apter 6 [Sections 56 - 59] of EIA Regulations and the need to adhere to the spirit of best practice.

With the approval of the Final Scoping Report (FSR) and the Plan of Study (PoS) for EIA and the authorisation to continue with the EIA Phase, the PPP team considered it a necessity to:

Continue conducting an inclusive consultation with all sectors of stakeholders in the study area. The applicant (Eskom Transmission) has always been willing to allow for more consultation time when extension on the comment period was requested by stakeholders. Allow for meaningful participation of stakeholders by taking into consideration the social and cultural background of the community for which it is intended (te. language; nature of local newspaper, community structures etc.); Provide sufficient time and different opportunities for stakeholders to comment on the project; and Give stakeholders ongoing feedback about the progress of the study by way of regularly circulating .arnewsletter.

1.3 Scope of Work

After taking the proposed project through technical specialists and public seoping to identify potential issues (positive and negative) that would be investigated in the ElA Phase, Margen Industrial Services formulated the approach for further public involvement. This approach is documented in the PoS for EIA and as outlined, the method of consultation is structured to maintain continuity in the flow of information as the project proceeds from Scoping Phase to EIA Phase.

While DEAT was reviewing and considering the FSR and the PoS for EIA as the project advanced from one phase to the other, the consultation process did not stop. More stakeholders were identified and registered in the database and all necessary project information was provided to them.

1.4 Assumptions and Umitations

Certain aspects of the PPP strategy followed were based on a number of assumptions which later on proved to be beneficial to the consultation process. During the consultation process some limitations were also encountered that influenced the selection of methodologies for continuing the consultation in the EIA phase of the project.

1.4.1 Assumptions

The size of the study area suggest that certain activities might have to be repeated or conducted over extended timeframes, hence the

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(Eskom Transmission), the study team, the authorities and stakeholders would be expected to be accommodative; It is unlikely that all stakeholders would have been identified and contacted by the end of Scoping, especially the landowners (farmers, mines and tribal) and therefore it is assumed that representatives of the different farmers associations, businesses & Government officials that have been met would be filtering the information to their following; It is also assumed that the views expressed by chairpersons and representatives of C80s and NGOs are of their constituents and not their own.

1.4.2 Limitations

The difficulty of identifying the appropriate approach to stakeholder engagement was further exacerbated by the inherent complexities in social structures in many societies, which may stem from cultural hierarchies (age or gender based), which limit the ability of members lower down in the hierarchy to enter into the engagement process, as well as from the large income and development gap, which exists between different stakeholder groups; Directives from Farmers Association (FA) and District Farmers Union (OFU) chairpersons that landowners should be consulted through the chairpersons and yet not all landowners in the study area are members of such structures; Consultation in villages is done through Kgosi's and the PPP team has limited control on how the information is transmitted to general members of communities in the villages; A study area of this magnitude presents a large number of potentially affected, diverse stakeholders and contributed to the perceptible poor attendance at meetings; Landowners generally only want to be involved once they are certain that their properties are directly affected by the final route alignments and this might be too late for them to make an input.

2. Public Participation Activities Public participation continued after the Rnal Scoping Report was submitted to DEAT and during the Technical EIA Phase. The Following is a summary of all the PPP activities conducted since the submission of the FSR and' PoS for EIA to DEAT and up to date:

2.1 Stakeholder engagement

A map indicating public involvement (see Appendix 2) was generated to assist the PPP team in identifying areas where participation was lacking.

Details of Game Lodges, Safari Businesses, Game Farms and other stakeholders involved in the tourism industry were' obtained from signboards at farm entrances while driving through the study area and through internet searches. E-mails were sent to these stakeholders, notifying them of the project and to encourage them to partiCipate and telephone calls were made to those who didn't have e-mail addresses (see Appendix 5).

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Contact details of landowners were also obtained through DEED property searches and by contacting some of the local municipalities in areas with little involvement in the project. Information obtained was verified with existing I&AP details on the database and a list was compiled of landowners who were not registered on the database. These landowners were contacted telephonically and informed about the project progress and the PPP team also encouraged them to become actively involved in the PartiCipation process. Letters and e-mails were sent to landowners when only postal and e-mail addresses were available.

Details of 115 lodges and other businesses in the tourism industry were obtained through the above mentioned method and details of 118 landowners were obtained through DEED searches. During field trips and consultation with FNDFUs another 238 landowners' details were obtained.

Analysis: Produang a consultation map provides valuable information tv the PPP team about stakeholder involvement However; obtaining the correct farm names and portion numbers for each landowners property is still a challenge, which needs tv be addressed from the starting date of the project. Some stakeholders believe that a formal stakeholder engagement process is often only undertaken during the environmental assessment stage after many of the planning and strategic-level decisions have already been taken and this led to accusations of tvken stakeholder engagement which does not have a real influence on decision-making.

2.2 Meetings

On landowners' requests, five meetings with specialists involved in this project were held during the week of 27-30 January 2009 where landowners had the opportunity to meet some of the specii'llists and during which the specialists gave presentations regarding their approach to the study with regard to their field of expertise. Invitations and meeting details were distributed to all registered IMPs bye-mails and through the post. Sms's to remind landowners about these meetings were also sent before each meeting.

Meetings between landowners and specialists were held at:

Thabazimbi - 27 January 2009 Farm Rietfontein (Lephalale) - 28 January 2009 Sentrum - 28 January 2009 Swartruggens - 29 January 2009 Farm Hessie (Potchefstroom) - 30 January 2009

Information requested during these meetings and the minutes of meetings were burnt onto Compact Disc (CD) and sent by registered mail to all landowners who attended these meetings and to landowners who requested CDs. Copies of this CD are available on request from the Public PartiCipation Consultant.

Information on this CD includes: Caver Letter Specialists' Presentations Delta-Epsilon Maps Report on Undergrounding of Transmission lines Report on Electric and MagnetiC Fields Report on Calculation of Tourism list of Red Data Species Minutes of all the Meetings

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Appendix 8 contains a copy of the cover letter, specialists' presentations and minutes of the meetings

Analysis: This exercise enabled landowners to confinn that the Information contained in the reports is provided by knowledgeable persons. Some landowners believe that the specialists should visit their fanns to make an onsite investigation of each and every comer of the study area. The specialists explained that this was not possible due to the size of the study area but would visit 'areas and fanners where necessary to confirm information and visit farms on Invitation/request

2.3 Consultation during Field Trips

As part of the PPP strategy to reach all potentially affected landowners in the study area, exploratory reconnaissance operations (field trips) were undertaken by the PPP team to gather more information and contact details of potentially affected landowners. When landowners were not present on farms during the site visits, copies of Newsletters were handed to farm workers or left on the property at a noticeable place with a request to contact the public involvement officer.

The following field trips were undertaken:

From 30 March 2009 to 3 April 2009, Mr. Stander travelled from Groot Marico to Potchefstroom and consulted with various landowners to gather contact details of landowners and information about farming activities in their areas; On 13 April 2009 Mr. Mahlangu went on a field trip and consulted landowners between Ventersdorp and Koster areas along the eastern alignment. 28 Landowners were identified and added to the database. Most of these landowners indicated that they did not know about the project and that farmers associations or unions were not active in the area. On 28 April 2009, Mr. Stander attended and participated in the Rysmierbult Farmer's Association meeting at their club house where the chairman made the suggestion that a copy of the municipal property valuation list could provide contact details for many of the landowners in the Ventersdorp area. After this meeting Mr. Stander went to Koster to meet Mr. ]] Swanepoel, who also provided contact details of landowners in the Koster area and travelled to the Swartruggens area to consult with more landowners on their farms and met Mr. P Ooete to deliver an information CD to him (the original copy he received was damaged); From 6-8 May 2009, Mr. Stander visited various landowners and chairpersons of Farmers Associations and Forums (i.e. LEAF) from Rustenburg, Thabazimbi, Sentrum and Dwaalboom, although many details were obtained some chairpersons wanted to get permission from their members before handing out details.

Analysis: Although it is costly exercise, stakeholders appreciated regular personal Interactions with the PPP team. Key people in different areas gave good leads and Information on how landowners understood the proposed project The PPP Team considers the approach of wafting until the final routes are decided a risk that will make the dosing stage of the ElA process difficult because it will be too late for landowners to give inputs at that stage.

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2.4 Consultation with Government Departments

Government departments with an interest in the project were continuously kept informed about the progress of the project. All departments contacted were generally cooperative and accepting of the project as long as legislative requirements are met and proper procedures such as the conducting of heritage, social and economic studies and to identify properties that are under daim and ensure proper consultation.

In addition to the above were the following spedfic requirements met: An additional hard copy of the Addendum PPP report was prepared and delivered to DEAT on 19 September 2008; Mr. Mahlangu travelled to Polokwane on 23 October 2008 and gave a presentation of the project to the officials from Limpopo Economic Development, Environment and Tourism department.

The Department of Land Affairs was consulted with in 2008 and requested a list of all the potentially affected properties to be able to check for ownership details and inform the PPP team of the land rights holders who should be consulted in order to take a resolution in terms of the Interim Protection of Informal land Rights Act, Act No. 31 of 1996.

The Department also stated that if it is found that the land is allocated or held in Trust for a particular tribe, or there are people using it, the PPP team will be expected to consult with them and arrange for a land rights holders resolution meeting which will be witnessed by an official from the Department of Land Affairs.

At the time all properties in the study area were potentially affected properties, because the corridor route alignments could still have been placed/moved anywhere in the study area.

Once the preferred route alignments are established, a short list of potentially affected properties will be sent to the Department of Land Affairs to conduct their checks and inform the PPP team about their findings to assist the PPP team to continue with the consultation process as requested.

Key stakeholder Government departments registered on the database include:

National Government Departments o Department of Agriculture o Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism o Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism o Department of Health o Department of Land Affairs o Department of Minerals and Energy o Department of Water Affairs and Forestry o South African Heritage Resources Agency o South African National Roads Agency

Provincial Departments (North West and Limpopo) o Department: Agriculture, Conservation and Environment o Department of Agriculture o Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism o Department of Health o Department of Land Affairs o Department of Minerals and Energy o Department of Water Affairs and Forestry

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o Premier of Traditional Affairs o South African Heritage Resources Agency o South African National Roads Agency

Local Governments o aty Council: Klerksdorp o aty Council: Matlosana o District Municipality: BOjanala Platinum o Local Municipality: Ditsobotla o Local Municipality: Kgetleng River o Local Municipality: Lephalale o Local Municipality: Madibeng o Local Municipality: Moses Kotane o LocallVlunicipality: Ngwathe o Local Municipality: Potchefstroom o Local Municipality: Rustenburg o Local Municipality: Thabazimbi o Local Municipality: Ventersdorp

Analysis: Commenting provina'al authorities also Indicated that they would like to gO on site visit. A site visit wfth officials from LEDET will be arranged during the ElA Phase. In November 2008 a helicopter flyover of the study area was undertaken with DEA T officials for them to have a birds eye view of the study area. The first flyover was postponed due to poor weather conditions and North West official could not attend the follow-up flyover. However an informal presentation of the findings ofthe FSR J.i.1:1re provided to him at the airport after it m1IS confirmed that f/yover could not t11ke place.

2.5 Consultation with FA/DFU, and other Organisations

2.5.1 Farmers Assodations and District Farmers Unions

Consultation with Farmers Associations and District Farmers Unions has proven to be a very successful tool for the PPP team to involve landowners in the Public Partidpation Process of a project, mainly because these are usually structured organisations where information are filtered down to all members by the chairpersons and representatives of the FAs and DFUs.

However, not all landowners are members of such organisations, hence the dedsion to request member lists from FAs and DFUs to assist the PPP team in filtering out the members and identifying landowners in the same district who are not members of these organisations in order to contact them and ensure their involvement in the project.

A map (see Appendix 5) was generated by the PPP team, which indicated various FAs and DFUs in the study area and the areas where the ppp team believe their members would be located.

During April 2009 e-mails were sent to all registered chairpersons of FAs and DFUs on the database, encouraging them to provide the PPP team with their member lists to ensure all landowners are consulted with. Each individual e-mail (see Appendix 5) included a standard cover letter, a section of the above mentioned map, a list of landowners in the district and a questionnaire.

Chairpersons were requested to confirm the boundaries of their FNDFU region and to indicate which of the landowners on the attached list were of

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their organisation and if there were more members that they wanted to add to the list or alternatively provide landowners with copies of the attached questionnaire in order for them to complete their own details and comments on the questionnaire and return it to the public participation consultant for inclusion in the database.

Margen Industrial SerVices committed to confidentiality of all information received from landowners and chairpersons of FAs and DFUs.

Analysis: Lists of FA/TLU members' details are considered confidential information and are therefore not easily released by chairpersons. Margen Industnal Services appreciates the faith of those chairpersons who provided detiJils oftheir members and respects their requests about the confidenfiality of this Information.

2.5.2 Environmental Action Groups and Forums

Opportunities for stakeholder engagement have been increased by the growing influence of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), such as environmental action groups and forums.

The proposed developments in the Waterberg area has seen the amalgamation of various environmental forums and action groups in the northern region as landowners endeavour to get involved in the EIA processes.

Chairpersons of various organisations were kept up to date with the progress of the project and were met where and when possible and consulted with during the field trips undertaken by the PPP team. I

In many areas there is a lack of capacity to engage effectively, effidently and equitably, because of language barriers, the remoteness of the location, or financial and time constraints to attending meetings. capacity constraints often extend to the NGOs and C80s, who act as "watchdogs" or as representatives of a particular group. They are often expected to comment on, or get involved In the implementation and managelllent of a large number of proposals and activities related to EIA. Their ability to engage is, however, often limited by time, cost and human resource constraints.

Public Participation or stakeholder engagement may be misinterpreted as seeking to achieve consensus among stakeholders and this may discourage certain groups or individuals from participating for fear that the pressure to reach consensus will result In co-option. While consensus may be a desirable outcome in some Circumstances, reaching consensus is not the overriding objective of stakeholder engagement in the EIA.

Analysis: When consulfing with different forums, action groups and farmers assoclafions and district farmers unions, it Is often taken for granted that all local landowners In a'speclfic area are members of such structures. Therefore It is considered necessary that the PPP team:s- strategy for stakeholder Involvement needs to be amended In order to treat members of organisations as indMduallandowners due to the risk that not all landowners will be Involved In the project because not aI/landowners in the study area are members of environmental forums, amon groups and farmers iilSSodal:ions and district farmers unions.

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2.6 Consultation with Traditional Authorities

Different areas belonging to Tribal Authorities are indicated on a map (see Appendix 2) and were pointed out during consultation with Tribal Authorities near Madikwe.

A meeting was arranged and attended by representatives of the Royal Bafokeng Corporate and the Proponent (Eskom Transmission) and the PPP team on 10 February 2009. The meeting was also attended by representatives from Eskom Distribution. Using a map, an area that is considered a no-go by RBC was identified. It was mentioned that such area was earmarked for development and should not be sterilized by the construction of power lines.

Analysis: The arell owned by the RBC is congested with mining activities which resulted in a large number of smaller power lines crisscrossing the land and thus Inhibiting other developments. Extra power lines through the arell are considered to be sterilizing the land even further. The focus group meeting held with the RBC representatives and the tI11? Eskarn Divisions (Dx & Tx) proved to be beneficial because possibilities of compromise were explored.

2.7 Comments and Issues Raised

The Comment & Response Report has been updated since September 2008 (see Appendix 3). All written comments and e-mail comments received from I&APs have been amalgamated into a Written Comments Report (see Appendix 4).

The main issues and concerns raised by I&APs and general responses to these issues are summarised in the following table:

Issue I Remark General Response Concem The rural community expects These kinds of projects involve specialised skills hence local I job creation and electricity opportunities may be limited. However semi and unskilled supply from new proposed work such as erecting fences, clearing servitudes, catering forJob Creation power lines construction teams, etc., could occur. The proposed& Local i transmission power lines will transport the power generatedOpportunities in the Waterberg area to the national power grid tl1at will indirectly improve overall power supply to tl1e country.

IMPs are concerned about security Risks: Eskom Is considering allowing landowners to security risks that could be undertake maintenance of servitudes according to its posed by construction and requirements in order to limit the security I access issues. maintenance teams accessingSafety & property without permission or There is no conclusive evidence either way as to whetherWell being with knowledge of landowner EMFs have an Impact or not on animals and humans. A report the Impact of electro-magnetic on the impacts of EMFs was included in the Appendices of the fields (EMFs) on animals and Scopl ng Report. humans The visual impact of these EconomiC Impact studies were conducted by economic power lines will chase away specialists to determine and quantify the im pact of power international clients and that lines on properties. They were requested to look at the value compensation should be made of the property before and after the construction of powerLand Issues & lines as will be done by Eskom as part of the negotiation for property devaluation andCompensation loss of business. process.

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Issue I Remark General Response Concern Frustration about no final : Preferred route alignments will be announced in the DEIR corridors Industrial corridor. All possible corridor options, induding an industrial corridor are being investigated.

Why are the existing 400kV The new 765kV power lines are for the additional power power lines not upgraded to demand as the country develops and the existing 400kV lines 765kV? are still required for the existing infrastructureTechnical &Une routing Undergrounding of power lines Because of the length of the transmission power lines and the technical ability to underground 765kV power lines is presently not posSible, and putting power lines underground costs almost 20 times more than putting lines above ground, undergrounding is considered not economically feasible for this project

IMPs would like to be informed Eskom has established a forum to diSCUSS future about Eskom's long term plans i developments in the Waterberg area with landowners and all (i.e. 20-years and beyond) Eskom projects planned for the area were discussed inProject Lephalale. The 6x765kV power lines will be able to carrylifespan and power for future electricity demands until 2020timeframes

IMPs want to see Specialist on Specialists tend to focus on areas where their knowledge is each and every farm in the limited or where they may need to verify specifiC information. study area This does not mean that if a specialist didn't contact people inSpeCialist a particular area that area is unimportant, it merely meansstudies that the specialist feels that his/her knowledge of the area is suffICient.

Some landowners feel that they The consultation process started by announdng the prOject have been consulted with too and holding public meetings. Different mechanisms were used late in the project in trying to identify landowners. The study area is very bigConsultation and it proved difficult to identify all the landowners in theProcess study area. It is an unavoidable problem that stakeholders within such a study area will be identified over a long time period and some might be identified very late in the study process. This is not intentional

Analysis: Very few comments were received during the period when the authority was considering the Scoping Report. It is expected that more comments WlYI be received during the public re\1ew of the DEIR and will be Included In the FEIR.

3. Information Documents As part of the PPPI Margen Industrial Services produced a range of products designed to share information regarding the processes and results of the environmental investigations.

3.1 Distribution of Infonnation

Margen Industrial Services made use of different media to ensure that all registered IMPs receive regular and updated project information and to keep the public informed about the project. .

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3.1.1 Media

The use of e-mails and faxes ensures accurate record keeping of liaison with stakeholders and was used consistently by the PPP team during the EIA process. The following media was used for the dissemination of project information, notices and invitations:

Media I Target Product

E-mail ~internet capabilities Invitations and Notices Project information & Newsletters Invitations and Notices Fax IMPs without internet capabiliti~s Project information & Newsletters Invitations and Notices Post IMPs without internet capabilities Project information & Newsletters Reminders to attend meetings and of Sms's I MPs with cell phones dosing dates for comment periods Project information Magazines Public & IMPs Invitation to register as IMPs Invitations and Notices NelNSpaper Public & IMPs Advertisements

3.1.2 Magazines

The editor of Wildlife Ranching magazine contacted the PPP team to enquire about the project and mentioned that wildlife ranchers in the Limpopo Province expressed their concern to him about the power lines. A submission was sent to the editor for publishing in the January 2009 issue of Wildlife Ranching.

The submission contained the following information: Background information on the project; Explanation of EIA; Environmental considerations; A summary of PPP activities during Scoping.

After requesting a copy of the published article in May 2009 for inclusion in the PPP report, it was discovered that the article had never been published. The earlier submission was updated and it was confirmed that the article would be published in the July 2009 issue of Wildlife Ranching.

Analysis: 771e use ofmagazines is considered a useful method of distributing project information to tile public and potentially affected landowners. Publishing the correct information Is a priority and major confusion and upset can be caused if wrong and out dated Information is being published.

3.2 Final Coping Report and Plan of Study for EIA

The final Scoping Report (FSR) was compiled and submitted together with the Plan of Study (PoS) for the EIA to the DEAT on 12 September 2008 and both these documents were accepted and approved by DEAT on 15 December 2008.

The FSR and PoS for EIA were distributed to the public for information purposes. During September 2008, hard copies of the FSR and the PoS for EIA were placed at information points throughout the study area (see table below) and electronic versions of these documents (CDs) were distributed to landowners in remote areas

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where information pOints could not easily be accessed. These documents were also made available on Eskom's website at www.eskom.co.za/eia

Information points where copies of the FSR and the PoS for EIA were placed:

Dwaalboom - Dwaalboom Clinic farm Naaupoort - farm Naaupoort - Mr Jaco du Bruyn farm Varkfontein - farm Varkfontein - Mr Phillip Ellis Groot Marico - DWAF Offices Koedoeskop - Mr Gerhard Richter Koster - Public Library: c/o De Wet & Rissik Street Lephalale - Public Library: c/o Joe Siovo & Douw Water Street Makoppa - Liquor Store Northam - Mr HJ Potgieter Potchefstroom - Public Library: Gouws Street Rustenburg - Munidpality/o Nelson Mandela & Beyers Naude St Sentrum - Sentrum Winkel OPPosite Veilingskrale Steenbokpan - Kontant Winkel Swartruggens - Shop - Choppies Thabazimbi - Public Library: 4th Avenue Ventersdorp - Public Library: Van Tonder Street

Although there was no comment period on these documents, DEAT received a letter, requesting an opportunity to comment on the FSR and PoS for BA, from Routledge Modise Attomeys. DEAT accepted the request and received a comment letter from Routledge Modise Attorneys (see Appendix 4).

Analysis: In the spirit of transparency it is important that any information sent to authority for decision making is made known to the public. This will always give confidence to stakehofdel'$ and authority that issues and concems raised are handfed in a transparent manner and facts as solicited from the public are submitted as is. The request for permission to comment on the FSR from the fawyel'$ representing some stakeholdel'$ was allowed by DA T.

3.3 Newsletter and Letters sent to IMPs

Regular Newsletters and various other letters were disseminated to IMPs. The objectives and content of the letters and method of distribution can be summarised as follows:

3.3.1 Newsletter

Margen Industrial Services distributes a regular Newsletter to all registered IMPs to keep them informed about project related news and a questionnaire is included which encourages landowners to keep the PPP team up to date with any developments on their properties.

The following Newsletters and Questionnaires were distributed (see Appendix 7):

Dllte Newsletter

2008-08-11 Newsletter - Volume 1; Issue 1

2008-11-19 Newsletter - Volume 1; Issue 2

2009-03-29 Newsletter Volume 2; Issue 1

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3.3.2 Questionnaire

Questionnaires were sent out with the above mentioned Newsletters to IMPs to gather information about existing infrastructure, environmental characteristics and the nature of business of landowners in the study area, to assist the spedalists in their studies. The questionnaires also provided opportunities to stakeholders to comment and to raise issues of concern and to the PPP team to keep the database information up to date. Questionnaires were distributed bye mails, faxes and were also hand delivered by the PPP team while on field trips.

See Appendix 6 for a summary of information obtained through these questionnaires and for copies of questionnaires received by the PPP team.

Analysis: The purpose of a Newsletter is to provide specialised Information to a target audience. The Newsletters were widely accepted as informative and a great tool to keep stakeholders up to date with the SA process and progress. Questionnaires provided valuable information about farming/business actMties, existing Infrastructures and environmental characteristics. However, only an estimated 1.5% of Questionnaires sent to stakeholders were returned to the PPP team.

3.3.3 Other Letters

The following letters were sent to registered IMPs:

Date Letter Informing IMPs of submission of the FSR and PoS for EIA to DEAT / where documents2008-09-22 can be viewed Informing stakeholders about submission of FSR and thanking them for their2008-11-28 participation during 20082009-01-19 Invitation to Specialist Meetings Cover letter and information CDs relating to the meetings with specialists, sent by2009-02-23 Registered Mail Letter to Mr Rupert Baber from the Wateroerg Biosphere Reserve requesting input from2009-03-27 Biosphere re project. Response ietter included in Appendix 72009-04-03 Letter to the SAPS-Mounted School Training Institution, infonnlng her of the project Letter Infonning stakeholders that all corridors will be investigated during the EIA2009-04-16 phase of the project2009-04-24 Requesting aSSistance from Fanners' Assodations/Unions about members' details

2009-04-29 Follow up letter re assessment of all corridors sent to Sentrum FA Letters to landowners near Ventersdorp, encouraging them to participate and register2009-05-18 as IMPs

See Appendix 7 for copies of all the above mentioned letters.

Analysis: To ensure lIMPs are kept up to date with project information it is essential to distribute letters. However, In such a complex project as this with many technical and other options which can change regularly, Incorporating the content of these letters Into the Newsletter could prove to be more cost effective for the PPPteam.

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4. Way Forward The Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) will be made available to the public and all IMPs for review. The public and all IMPs will have the opportunity to review the report from 05 August 2009 to 11 September 2009 and submit their comments to the Public Participation consultant before the dosing date on 11 September 2009 for inclusion into the final documentation submitted to DEAT for approval of the project.

Hard copies of the DEIR will be placed at information points throughout the study area and electronic versions (CDs) will be distributed to landowners in remote areas where information points can not easily be accessed. The DEIR can also be read on Eskom's website at www.eskom.co.za/eia.

Registered IMPs will also receive the Executive Summary and a map indicating the preferred route alignments.

The availability of the DEIR for public review and the information points where the report can be viewed will be advertised in the newspapers and all registered IMPs on the database (see Appendix 9) will be notified.

Due to the fact that the Delta-Epsilon project is a linear project and stretches over a distance of over 360kms, eight Public Meetings and various Focus Group Meetings (i.e. Landowners; FAs/DFUs; Mining Houses; Traditional Authorities; Heritage) are scheduled to discuss the findings of the DEIR and meeting details will be advertised and distributed to all registered IMPs. No other meetings are planned at this stage, but additional meetings may be held at the request of landowners and/or other stakeholders.

After the closing date for the comment period on the DEIR the final EIR will be submitted to DEAT for a Record of Authorisation. Registered IMPs will receive notification that the final EIR has been submitted to DEAT and will also be notified about the final decision of the Authorities, once a Record of Authorisation (RoA) is received.

5. Conclusion Margen Industrial Services undertook the consultation process with a clear focus on facilitating and establishing effective communication forums through which it was possible for all stakeholders to raise and document their issues and concerns. It is the belief of the PPP team that the consultation process will add value to the effiCiency of the assessment process and this will culminate in the compilation of the EMP that will address relevant issues.

Based on the inputs received during the Public Participation Process conducted so far, the PPP team is confident that all efforts were made to inform the public in the study area about the project and that they were given ample opportunity to participate. Consultation with stakeholders and IMPs will be ongoing throughout the duration of the project.

This assessment is being conducted on behalf of Eskom Holdings LtxI.

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APPENDIX 1: Correspondence with Authorities

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CORRESPONDENCE WITH AUTHORITIES

1. Acknowledgement of receipt from DEAT for the FSR &. PoS for EIA 17 September 2008

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAl. SCOPIMG REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED ESKOM Df!lTA.PSlLON 8 X 7eGl WIII be available . . ... . the enddAprilorln May 2009. ~;~'Iunnidlffexplai~thatEskom is in~ ~of establshlng a ~ that will allow landowners to do servitUde. maintenance.

Mr. Kruger stated that nobody is allowed on his farm. Should the power 2009-01-28 Kobie Kruger The comments on the conditions laid down by the landowners are notedlines be placed on his property, he will insist on spedalists and for Eskom's attention.contractors operating under his supervision on his farm and maintenance Specialist Meetingof the servitude will also be done by himself. in Sentrum

20j)9"()1t78 AtteOOee ~t WlII{:)e adVisl.Iblefor ~\andlandOwners.:1n.~ during the ~Kmor~on.~ canli$kOmo(f~noreduce the Specialist Meet!ng ri$li.JiI(Jr'jr)!l ~Icopf;er .~on.~efatmlng. ~ .IS also in Sentrum ent:.ourilgedtn coriSlder 4ncIud!ng thls ~ of safety for landowners in the EMP.

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From the presentations given it seems as though the study recommended 2009-01-29 Koos Mare & The study team tries to balance the impact by considering inputs fromlines that impact on their farms. The social impact specialist considers Steffan Naude the public and all specialists.fanms with power lines as showing low impact when more power lines are Specialist Meetingput on them. He does not understand why he should receive other lines in Swartruggenson his property that is already impacted by the existing line. Specialistsmust also be concerned about landowners and not only about birds,animals and vegetation.

Whowllrl18ve.the management of allh CQI1Struc;tj~_ers:.WllllftJe EsI:I1"lI.'liI.. appolnl$!1.()~ IQ' unae~ .themnsttuctionOf 1Mcootr:ad:Workers orE'$korn WOt/ters. Who takes: ~ibUityfor their DeIVeredby hand "'~"'I!lcher powerPnes. The. cO~'has. tx>Wbo tI8$~hlIIlove the 0It trees and deliim frQIjthe 0It line and bl the ~OfhiS.f"alm.~ of the~&ty IS to make fll'ebreab'towhftdo~he\(~. debris. ". prol:Ii!cI:~~.:ftombelllQ desm>ved by flre,s;Not ne(.'(!S!l1arilyto prol:Ii!cI:the~ ~ from flre,s." . . .

With regards blthe~~>l!1Stom .00 the servitude that has been acQulred,we de8t~~ by ~ ~l1f:lfIlQ tmesr buSh, grass or burning,grass 00Iy:tn: ~'~.1IiIsis doJie ttl prevent losing the contlnulty,of;~ .~mine landowners that are involved Ineco-tourism business are actuallvdealihg and quantify the impact of power 'Ines onpropertlesespec\a1lV ill areas with visual~{ they, sel picture of pure environment. Immediately you Var1d'ontein farm where eCo-t.our\sm is invoi\ted. ThespeciallstWiBbe reqOOSted tD loOk at (NeighboUring the value oftheproperty. before-Impact and ~-linpact. It was Introduce IJl)Wer llnes'n our property the business Is impacted negatIVely' because,toUrists dQ, not want pictures With deve/opinents like constructed Landowners) recommended that this shoUld be part of tle'gotIation. Mother important power lines~ , '" , issue that should bec:onsldered is that the landowner with the lines over his property gets compensated, but Ills neighbour doesn't.

In countries like Scandinavia power lines are put underground. Our eco 23 May 2008 landowner At the moment there is no technology for the construction of power lines tourism business relies on customers from countries where power lines of this magnitude under ground. This is therefore not an option under get constructed underground. Such clients get upset when they visit Var1~~ siN~ltums/~~tal'l&kQm ,givE: tIS ,~, '.,. > E$lfnJtedconstructlon Ctl!it of .~m!~!1 ~~~.jn,bulJtll'np.~8(ftat~kmdartcJ,~tJmV GMBf'Ac," Ii! Fe9u:eO to a small degree~~4II'IQ'. busIt area~btlisti&mlnaWllt add:tocost'F' bush dearing Is not~~l;;;;

The corridor that is proposed by the GMBFU is shorter than other 23 April 2008 Slide The point is accepted but as stated above the route will be assessed and corridors. presentation weighed against all other routes and the landowners concerned will be GMBFU consulted to elicit their input.

, For II total of six 765il.V transmissiOn line Eskom, is, Illquested ,to also 23 Aprl12008 Slide Please Indude the corridors discussed during the SpecIaUst Integration consider two corridors of four and two lines within the super Industrial presentation meeting corridor of 1~~~~:~~~~~~~nd ~~~ 17Jt.lrire.~ .UI_no ~~"""'"Wmenu".." ... "m. '''''''''DIthe tbrEIe..~ tO~dibll~iIlti>~!~ ~. ~ ~~trmrm IlaStzed ~. ~ ~~::~(~M~mabul8 aoothe~>Isllald~'be.; .......... , . .. ........." ~~ ~) ::Upl--Deta ~ This stiI.ajjp~~;;~~~ apPIkls for the~tbe.three.~ Sbi!enbokpa~ at'eabet.a'lJ!le thlsl:l~8lI~ linesemverge~ed thlstde;:l. into the $(j~,and the proposEid~. l1\Is Is .(Iose to the generation plants. .

In the previous meetings, landowners suggested that the consultants 17 June 2008 Landowner As stated in the DSR, the project was delayed for several months ir.!. theinvestigate the pOssibility of a singfe industrial corridor, which was consultants discussed the separation requirements with the applicant.Ataccepted. The consultants also spoke about 2km separation distance. Rietfontein farm the end of this delay, the applicant stated that a separation distance of (NeighbouringNow you talk about 10km separation distance and it seems as if the 10km between corridors was required. However, the single industrial Landowners)single industrial corridor that was suggested by landowners has not been corridor remains an option for the EIA and will be investigated further.investigated. Ca n you please give us a better picture of what hashappened since 2006 and where are we heading. We feel we aregradually being pushed into a comer.

. . .' . .. str!..II:I:u~;that will. beablUo cany~ 17lu1:le2006 ~ is 21 f1:I4tre possibility tothe exlsdl19~!'~rie~waterstardty.What waterto.tbeWa:elbwg area; Rietl\:lotein"farmiSf:!!IIng ~nned In tem1s of wata'SlIPPiy"nd det!lcma (NeIghbouring Landowners)

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i COMMENT DATE/EVENT RAISED BY RESPONSE

Mr. Marius Shrenk suggested that Eskom re-look at the possibility of 2009-01-27 Marius Shrenk Eskom is currently developing/generating electriCity from hydrousing uranium (nuclear material) as source of energy because it is schemes, coal fired stations and nuclear generators. Mitigationsdeaner. He stated that an Eskom representative explained in one of the Specialist Meeting measures are used to clean the air that is released from coal fired in Thabazimbimeetings that the coal in the area is of low quality and yet Eskom still station and the quality of released air is monitored by Eskom andgoes ahead and plan power stations that will use the same low Quality government officers for compliance.coal in the area. He also mentioned that this coal cannot be transportedto the highveld area where there are power stations because Eskom mustfind a place with less poNution. Highve/d cannot be polluted further thanit is now. It is unfortunate that Eskom is prepared to go ahead and planpower stations that will be fired with low quality coal and yet exporturanium to China. It is going to cost a lot of. money to instaliliiters whenlow quality coal is used.

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'. .' " ... . . . .llOnEL ..... "' .. ~, ~_ MK........ "l'li .. """"'_ .. ;ttJat~1l::~u1:p~ntations Inake~to ~~tI1I;lIlrlNi~~ou~' +~- """-,,,,0 .....~.~.cal:lling. Eskom,. th.e ~tartjMld speGlallstlJ" ar;e 'JUSt 19notii'l9.tniS 1O~~rJtiIR ;It willtraveoo theopt:k}n. If this optiOn isl'iot II'l~ated I&l'ldoWl'lei'5W111 not .allOW,tl!e ,. .:,povkr lines to go through:toelr area. . '.. . '. '.. .' . '>;',

Eskom is still expected to provide convindng argument/explanation to 2009-01-28 Jaco du Bruyn Reasons why Eskom considers an industrial corridor a security risk andlandowners why underground cabling cannot be afforded or alternatively why underground cabling option has not been investigated further arewhy Eskom does not want to go for the,establishment of an industrial Specialist Meeting induded in the Scoping Report. in Rietfonteincorridor where all six power lines can be put together or placed dose tothe existing infrastructures like railway lines; roads; existing & alreadyapproved power lines and water pipe lines.

In ooe of the ~. ~for theMmarnal;wla~;l(~ 2009-P4i:'~ of Environmentalmentioned that~ulat:lvelin~~a~ J30sveldmmmunity a$!c,s,'fQr;:illong terinplan from fskom (2Q :Vear "n).. ,'.", " . ./: ..,. \.. 'u

Wanted to know if landowners have seen the specialists on their farms? 2009-0128 Julius Erasmus The maps may seem to be contradicting each other only becauseHe emphasized that landowners know what is happening on the different specialists put different values on different impacts dependingand therefore appealed to specialists to put value on the Information they Specialist Meeting on their field of expertise.will get from landowners just fike they consider the Information from the in Rietfonteinbook. . landowners also do not understand why different specialistsshould have contradictory maps.

Skulnsdrif and Straat);drifwerll mentioned only 2. tiroe!i. In the$R, DeIVered by hand Marie Melcher .The stMdY ~ is very big. aoo. amount of time .an area ism.eritloned Isregarding white storkS and Abdims stork as well as.expiiitiSlve uop$.>We not al'eftettlOrion the imPortance of an area Qr on the seopi!lg.l"eport.nave a lot more to offer and do notac.cept thisSR asflnal~' .

In the social impact assessment it is noted that there are 1-2 hh/ha, Delivered by hand Marie Melcher This information will be passed onto the sodal impact specialist.which is simply not the truth. However, it is not clear what you mean by 1-2