The applicant (DoE) is proposing to develop Amaoti No. 3 Secondary School on portion 378 of farm no. 842 Riet Rivier in ward 53, Mawothi township which is situated within the jurisdictional boundary of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KZN. The proposed development entails the development of the following infrastructure:

• Learning Spaces which accommodate 30 x Standard Classrooms, 7 x Multipurpose Classrooms (with stores), 1 x Media Centre / Library (with stores), 1 x Computer Room (with Store), 1 x Science Classroom (with Store) and 1 x Team Teaching Room.
• Administration and Support Spaces which accommodate 1 x Principal’s Office, 2 x Deputy Principal’s Offices, 1 x General Office, 1 x Staffroom and Kitchenette, 1 x Strong room, 1 x Stock Room, 1 x Printing Room, 2 x Sick Rooms, 1 x Entrance Hall, 5 x HOD’s Offices, 1 x Counselling Suite, 2 x General Stores, 2 x Large Stores, 1 X Guard House, 1 x Refuse Room, 1 x SNP Kitchen, 1 x Tuckshop, 1 x Food Storage, 1 x Nutrition Centre Yard, 1 x Food Garden, 1 x Undercover Dining Area and 65 x vehicle parking bays for staff and visitors.
• Civil / service infrastructure for water, sewerage, stormwater and electricity.

An application for environmental authorisation (“EA”) has been lodged with the competent environmental authority, EDTEA, to undertake activity 19 in listing notice 1 (GN. R983, as amended) and activity 12 in listing notice 3 (GN. R985, as amended) which will require the investigation, assessment and communication of potential impacts following a basic assessment process as prescribed in regulations 19 and 20 of GN.R 982 (as amended). This entails compiling a basic assessment report (BAR), environmental management programme (EMPr) and relevant specialist studies in terms of NEMA and the 2014 EIA Regulations (as amended).