Mr Neels Kruger is a Heritage Resources Manager and Associate at Exigo Sustainability. He is an Archaeologist and ASAPA (Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologist) accredited Culture Resources Management (CRM) Practitioner with over 15 years’ experience in the field of heritage resources assessment, conservation and management. Neels holds a BHCS (Hons) Archaeology degree from the University of Pretoria where he is also a part-time lecturer in Archaeology at the Department Anthropology and Archaeology. He has worked extensively on archaeological and heritage sites of the time periods and cultural contexts present in Southern Africa, both in the commercial and academics spheres. Neels also has experience in the relocation of human remains and social consultation. He has worked on archaeological research and heritage management projects in various African countries including South Africa, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as Israel. Neels’ expertise includes integrated heritage resources management applications including Heritage and Archaeological Impact Assessment and Management Plans (Phase 1, 2 & 3), Heritage and Social Spatial Development Frameworks & Strategic Development Area Frameworks, Heritage-related social consultation and focus group facilitation, applications in heritage legislation as well as geospacing and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) applications in archaeology and CRM. He believes in a holistic interaction between heritage, social and environmental elements where he is also involved in all aspects of Social Impact Assessment including industry standard and compliant Social Impact Assessment projects (SIA’s), mine Social and Labour Plans (SLP’s)and social facilitation and socio-cultural baseline studies and research. Neels is also a member of the Society of Africanist Archaeologists (SAFA) and the South African Museums Association (SAMA).

Miss Obakeng Mokgatle is an Environmental Scientist with relevant experience since 2011. She has a B.Tech Degree in Environmental Sciences from the Tshwane University of Technology in Pretoria. Her professional and technical skills include water quality monitoring, dust fallout monitoring, data capturing, processing of samples, compilation of lab letters, data interpretation and evaluation with trend analysis, reporting (compliance to water use license specifications, and/or relevant water quality or dust fallout guidelines and standards) and general office administration.

Mr Brian Green is an environmental field technician that has a background in the construction industry and is now focuses on water and ambient dustfall monitoring. His duties include general project management to execute each monitoring run, office administration (capturing and filing of field forms, photos and relevant information) and providing feedback to clients in terms of on-site monitoring locations and conditions.