KEY PERSONNEL
Meet our team of experts who are available to provide you with professional services:
Golden is a Director and Hydrogeologist at Masana Waste and Environmental Management Pty Limited (MWEM) and has over 10 years consulting experience. He is responsible for MWEM’s groundwater and surface water services.
His career began in 2008 after completing his Diploma in Geology, as a graduate geologist at GCS (PTY) LTD. This is where he gained extensive experience in the field of hydrogeology and Geology. He was largely involved with conducting field work such as core logging, managing drilling and testing contractors. He conducted a lot of successfully geophysical investigation with a special focus on Electromagnetic, Magnetic, Resistivity and Gravity methods for groundwater exploration purposes
Prior to starting MWEM PTY LIMITED in August 2015, Golden was employed by Golder Associates Africa as a hydrogeologist for four years and was involved in several mining hydrogeology and ground water resource project
Key areas of Golden’s expertise are summarised below.
Mining hydrogeology
Hydrogeological assessments of as part of the EIA requirements
Geophysical investigation
Ground geophysical investigation study (Mag, EM, Res and Gravity)
Groundwater quality assessments
Classification and characterisation of groundwater and surface water
Drilling supervision
Managing all groundwater drilling contracts and borehole logging
Aquifer classification
Assessment and classification of groundwater aquifers and their related sustainable yield calculations
Groundwater reserve determination and Monitoring
Determination of available groundwater resources and quantification
PDBA (WITS)
2020
BSc (Hons) Geohydrology
2013
B-Tech (Geology)
2010
N-Diploma (Geology)
2008
Key aspects of Golden’s recent project experience are summarised below.
PROJECT: Valgamagara groundwater supply, Northern Cape, South Africa, 2012 GOLDEN’S ROLE: Geophysical investigation, Drilling and aquifer testing supervision, sampling and interpretation and data interpretation
PROJECT: Ivanplant Hydrogeological study, Kipushi, DRC, 2014 GOLDEN’S ROLE: Responsible for managing drilling of environmental monitoring boreholes. Compilation of daily drilling stats and weekly progress reports
PROJECT: Barrick Hydrogeological study, Zambia, 2013 GOLDEN’S ROLE: Characterize the hydrogeological regime and groundwater flow network in a desktop study. Geophysical investigation and drilling supervision
Rotanzwiwa is a Geologist with Masana Waste and Environmental Management Pty Limited (MWEM) and is responsible for MWEM’s groundwater, surface water and Geotechnical investigation for foundation purposes. Rotanzwiwa has over 5 years of working experience within the field of hydrogeology, Groundwater supply projects, Geotechnical investigation and Geophysics.
His career began in 2016 after completing his Btech in Geology, as a graduate geologist. This is where he gained extensive experience in the field of hydrogeology and Geology. He was largely involved with conducting field work such as managing drilling and testing contractors. He conducted a lot of successfully geophysical investigation with a special focus on Electromagnetic and Magnetic methods for groundwater exploration purposes.
Key areas of Rotanzwiwa’s expertise are summarised below.
Geophysical investigation
Ground geophysical investigation (Mag and Em).
Drilling Supervision
Managing all groundwater drilling contracts and Borehole logging.
Aquifer Classification
Assessment and classification of groundwater aquifer and their related sustainable yield calculations.
Groundwater quality assessment
Classification and characterisation of groundwater and surface water.
Geotechnical investigation
Dolomitic stability, slope stability, foundation investigation and inspections.
B-Tech (Geology)
2018
N-Diploma (Geology)
2014
Rotanzwiwa has carried out and been responsible for:
- Geotechnical investigations
- Client liaison and project planning;
- Project scoping and site supervision;
- Desk studies, site inspections, field mapping, soil profiling: chip, auger and core logging;
- Groundwater monitoring and testing;
- Facilitating drilling operations and geophysical surveys;
- Field and laboratory data analysis;
- Foundation recommendations and recommendation of appropriate sinkhole mitigation methods;
- Compliance with standard specifications for exploration and geotechnical projects;
- Construction supervision of major soil and rock slopes and retaining structures.
Mahlatse is a Geologist with Masana Waste and Environmental Management Pty Limited (MWEM) and is responsible for MWEM’s Geotechnical services. Upon completing her B-tech in Geology, she worked for the Council for Geoscience, assisting with geotechnical field work that included near surface investigations and Dolomite stability projects. Assisting with laboratory testing in engineering geology and environmental geology. Monitoring and collecting air, water and dust samples for environmental research projects.
Her career began in 2016, as a Geophysics trainee for Open ground resources. She then worked with the Council for Geoscience where she gained extensive experience in the Geological, Geotechnical and Geohydrological disciplines. Upon joining MWEM, she has been largely involved in conducting field work such as core logging, managing drilling contractors and pump testing contractors as well as report writing.
Key areas of Mahlatse’s expertise are summarised below.
Drilling supervision
Managing all groundwater drilling contracts and borehole logging
Aquifer classification
Assessment and classification of groundwater aquifers and their related sustainable yield calculations
Geophysical Investigation
Ground geophysical investigation study (Mag,&EM)
Geotechnical Investigation
Foundation investigation, stability study and reporting
AdvDip (Project Management)
2022
B-Tech (Geology)
2018
N-Diploma (Geology)
2016
Mahlatse is responsible for:
- Desk studies, soil profiling, chip and core logging.
- Hydrogeological Investigation report writing
- Geotechnical Investigationreport writing.
- Field and laboratory data analyses.
- Project Management.
- Facilitating drilling operations.
Sinothando is a Hydrogeologist with Masana Waste and Environmental Management (MWEM) Pty Limited. Her roles for MWEM include hydrogeological and geotechnical investigations. Sinothando has 1.5 years working experience within the field of geotechnical, and hydrogeological investigations.
Her career started in August 2021 during her final year of Undergraduate degree in Engineering and Environmental Geology. She further studied and obtained her BSc (Hons) degree majoring in Geohydrology. She has gained extensive experience in the geotechnical and hydrogeological field. She has been involved in conducting field work such as soil profiling, drill chip logging, groundwater sampling and monitoring, field and laboratory data analysis and interpretation, and report writing.
Desktop study and preparation for site investigation for both Geotechnical Engineering and Hydrogeological Investigations.
Developed, analyzed, and interpreted various topographical maps, raster datasets and georeferenced satellite images.
Geotechnical field investigations: soil profiling, sampling, and drill chip logging, field and laboratory data analysis and interpretation.
Hydrogeological Investigations: sampling, and geophysical surveying, assessment and classification of groundwater aquifers and their related sustainable yield calculations, field and laboratory data analysis and interpretation.
Technical report writing
BSc (Hons). Geohydrology
University of Free State
(Jan 2022 – Dec 2022)
Engineering and Environmental Geology
University of Pretoria
(Jan 2018 – Dec 2021)
Sphesihle is a Senior Engineering Geologist for Masana Waste and Environmental Management Pty Limited (MWEM) and has over 10 years consulting experience in the geotechnical engineering and geohydrological fields.
His roles in geotechnical engineering projects include, liaising with clients, planning and executing site investigation, supervision of field tests, core logging, interpretation of laboratory results and report writing for review by Pr. Scientist.
Key areas of Sphesihle’s expertise are summarised below.
Geotechnical Investigation
Foundation investigation, stability study and reporting
Geophysical investigation
Ground geophysical investigation study (Mag, EM, Res and Gravity)
Groundwater quality assessments
Classification and characterisation of groundwater and surface water
Drilling supervision
Managing all groundwater drilling contracts and borehole logging
Aquifer classification
Assessment and classification of groundwater aquifers and their related sustainable yield calculations
Groundwater reserve determination and Monitoring
Determination of available groundwater resources and quantification
BSc (Hons) –
Engineering Geology
2018
BSc Geological Sciences
2008
Sphesihle is responsible for:
- Deep geotechnical investigation, in situ testing (incl. CPT, DPSH, Dutch Probe) & report writing
- Geotechnical Mapping for low cost housing
- Foundation and materials investigation
- Borehole siting and risk assessment
- Pump testing
- Project Management
Kutloano is an Operations Administrator with Masana Waste and Environmental Management (MWEM) Pty Limited. Her roles for MWEM include Bookkeeping and Administrative Support. Kutloano has over 5 years working experience.
Her career began in 2014, as an Administrator. She then worked with Soillab where she gained extensive experience. She further studied and obtained her Bachelor’s in business administration. She is mainly involved in maintaining records for all transactions, preparing monthly and quarterly financial reports and processing reimbursement.
Monitoring operational performance to identify areas for improvement or adjustments in staff levels or training requirements.
Manage accounts receivable and payable
Maintaining financials and client records
Maintaining records of equipment inventory, usage, and repair needs to ensure the effectiveness of operations.
Managing human resources, including hiring employees and developing their skills through training programs
Oversight of inventory management and maintenance of an organizational supply chain
Bachelor’s in Business Administration
Mancosa
2022