About Us
What we do
Linear projects are a big focus in our business, having implemented social management services for pipeline projects.
The decommissioning of power stations and coal mines are gaining importance as government implements its Just Energy Transition programme. Critical factors for social management include alternative livelihoods, social justice, and designing new economies, which are at the heart of Bapuleng’s expertise.
With implementing mega projects comes the requirement of managing complex contracts. Bapuleng has experience with FIDIC and NEC contracts.
Social Lead for Mega Projects
Managing all social aspects of major water augmentation and infrastructure projects, such as social risks, land acquisition, greievance redress, community benefit initiatives, etc.
Resettlement & Land Acquisition
Stakeholder Engagement, Social Facilitation & Public Participation
Social Impact Assessments
Gender Impact Assessment
Assessing how a policy, project or programme might impact people differently based on their gender, which includes women, men and gender-diverse people.
Health Impact Assessments
Assessing the potential and unintended effects of a project, policy or plan on the health of a population and the distribution of the effects within the population.
Research & Surveys
Corporate Social Investment
Leading career guidance and job-preparation projects for youth, with oversight on project implementation and evaluation.
Human Rights Impact Assessments
Understanding, assessing and addressing how developments, policies, programmes or business activities affect human rights.
Decent Work Assessment
Assessing the quality of working conditions following the four-pillar framework of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
Social Performance Auditing
Providing social assurance services for mining operations, ensuring compliance and stakeholder engagement.
Detailed company profile available on request.
Meet Our Team
Meet our core staff and some of our associates. Bapuleng has access to a large network of social specialists that can be called upon depending on the nature and size of the project. Below is an overview of our core staff.
Khazamula Mnisi
Director and Principal Consultant
Master of Business Administration (MBA), MANCOSA, 2025
Khazamula has over 20 years of experience working in stakeholder engagement, resettlement, research, impact assessments, heritage conservation and tourism development. As project manager he interfaces with clients and manages contracts. As Social Lead he oversee all social aspects of infrastructure development projects. His clients include mining companies, government, infrastructure developers and environmental consultancies. He has experience in investigating multifaceted stakeholder issues and advising senior managers of corporations and government accordingly.
Daphne Hartney
Operations Manager & Principal Consultant
Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Engineering Management, University of Cape Town, 2007
Daphne has over 20 years of combined experience in impact assessment, biodiversity conservation and cultural heritage conservation. While working in impact assessment her focus has been on socio-economic impact assessment, stakeholder engagement, research and resettlement action planning and implementation. While working in biodiversity and cultural heritage conservation her focus was on program coordination, awareness raising, fund-raising, monitoring and evaluation, community-based natural resource management and livelihood creation.
Olga Khomotso Lebelo
Bapuleng Associate, Stakeholder Engagement Specialist
Honors Degree in Counselling, Trinity Bible College
Working with Bapuleng, Olga has facilitated meetings with mining communities and coordinated stakeholder groups for the purpose of resettlement.
Known as Apostle K, Olga has been a pastor and a counsellor for over 20 years. She was nominated as Business Woman of the year 2021 (BWSA), obtained an award for Limpopo ‘Best Influencer 2023′(Limpopo Entrepreneurs Awards). Olga is a motivational speaker for private and corporate functions. As a motivational speaker she has worked with government departments such as SAPS, Home Affairs, local schools, Mogalakwena Municipality and has been invited to be motivational speaker at Mogalakwena Anglo Platinum ‘s Women in Mining event. She is an author of 2 books to date and busy with the 3rd book. She is also a philanthropist who has established an organization called Feed a Child and works with youth through her organization called Teen Talk.
Thingaambi Mudau
Community Development Specialist
Master of Science in Development Planning, University of the Witwatersrand, 2011
Thingaambi is a strategist in sustainable community development. With over 20 years of experience, Thingaambi has led transformative initiatives in business management, SMME and cooperative development, and Corporate Social Investment (CSI) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). He has driven complex, multimillion-rand socio-economic and ecological programmes across Southern Africa’s public, private, and NGO sectors. Thingaambi is systems-oriented, blending strategic foresight, governance excellence, and community empowerment to achieve measurable and sustainable impact.
Kabelo Irene Sekgoa
Stakeholder Engagement Specialist
Bachelor of Social Work, UNISA, 2016
Kabelo is experienced in engaging with communities for the purposes of creating awareness about issues that affect them, gathering information to inform specific community-benefit programmes and resolving disputes amongst community groups She has conducted surveys and focus groups meetings amongst mining communities. She has also facilitated training for adult learners in supply chain management.
Boitumelo Monama
Impact Assessment Practitioner
Bachelor of Science, University of Limpopo, 2019
Boitumelo has gained experience in conducting social surveys and engaging with communities, particularly in mining areas. She has experience in data collection, data analysis and report writing. She pays particular attention to ensuring the accuracy of data and preparing data for presentation. While at university, Boitumelo was a member of the Student Environmental Association (SEA) for a period of 3 years and worked for the Students Resident Administration under the Student Safety and Security committee for one year.
Mokgadi Madikoto
Administrator
Bachelor of Arts (Social Science), University of Limpopo, 2013
Mokgadi is responsible for project administration and site support. She is driven by the desire to empower others and contribute to meaningful change. Her desire is to be part of work that improves lives, builds capacity, and raises the standard of living in communities.
Mahlatse Ntini
Administrator
Mahlatse is responsible for office administration and bookkeeping. She manages project-specific budgets and cashflows. She is responsible for fieldwork logistics such as booking accommodation and hiring vehicles. She obtained her N1 certificate in Electrical Engineering in 2005, Certificate in Labour Relations in 2022 and Certificate in Office Administration in 2023.
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