EXPERIENCE
IDMA’s professional team’s individual and collective experience is both diverse and extensive, which, in varying degrees of applicability relative to the company’s key purpose, extends throughout the following African countries:
South Africa • Lesotho • Swaziland • Botswana • Namibia • Mozambique • Zimbabwe • Angola • Nigeria • Cameroon • Congo (Republic and Democratic Republic) • Ethiopia • Kenya • Malawi • Zambia • Sierra Leone • Tanzania • Senegal • Mauritania • Ivory Coast • Liberia • Uganda • Guinea • Ghana
KEY PROFILES
Directorship

KARL WIGGISHOFF
BA LLB LLM (Master’s Development, Planning and Environmental Law) (Stel)
Managing Director
Karl is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa and is the founder of IDMA.

NOVASHNI MOODLEY
MSc (Master’s Environmental Science) (UKZN)
Environmental Assessment Specialist
Novashni is a professional natural scientist with key experience in environmental impact assessments, water treatment, energy production, strategic (regional) planning, and linear developments (including roads and pipelines).

PHUMLANI GUMEDE
MSocSci (Master’s Town and Regional Planning) (UKZN)
Spatial Planning, Renewable Energy and GIS Specialist
Phumlani has specific skills and experience in spatial and regional planning, renewable energy and GIS.
Independent Association
Apart from IDMA’s professional team of in-house specialists, the company has entered into a formal association with the following strategic independent professionals who retain their own individual and corporate identity through their own respective organisations.

ERNESTA SWANEPOEL
BCom (LAW) LLB LLM (Master’s Marine and Environmental Law) (UCT)
International Environmental Law Specialist
Ernesta is an admitted attorney in South Africa, specialising in international and national environmental law.

MICHAEL WRIGHT
BSc (Agriculture and Wildlife Science) (UKZN)
Project Management and Eco-tourism Specialist
Michael has specific qualifications and experience in project management, agricultural economics and eco-tourism.

GREG HUGGINS
MSocSci Hons (Master’s Anthropology) (UCT)
Social Facilitation and Compliance Specialist
Greg has over twenty years of experience in the research and consultancy fields throughout Africa…

SHIAN SAROOP
Doctor in Engineering (Civil); Pr, TechEng; BTech (Town & Regional Planning)
Specialist Engineer
Shian has a doctorate in engineering and serves as an independent, external review and advisory specialist to IDMA.

CARLA HIGGS
MSc (Master’s Environmental Science), BSc (Hons) Marine Ecology (UKZN)
Environmental Specialist and Project Liaison
Carla’s work over the past 15 years has included the development…

JUSTIN DU TOIT
MSc (Master’s Agriculture, Agribusiness, Animal Science) (UKZN)
Agricultural Economist and Agribusiness Specialist
Justin is an agricultural economist and agribusiness specialist…