About Dikepolana

Dikepolana Resources Pty Ltd is a Black Economic Empowerment company, focusing on the Minerals and Energy sectors of the economy.  The company, established in 2002, comprise Scientists and Engineers in Natural Resources Management; specific to mining, metallurgy; energy and environmental. 

The mining sector, headed by Dr Joseph Leutsoa Makhabane specializes in mining technologies, exploration (downstream and upstream); environmental management, impact assessment and community facilitation to beneficiation.

The Energy Branch of the company under the leadership and management of Ms Matshepiso Pauline Makhabane focus on research, training, community facilitation and technology transfer; with focus to the promotion and delivery of clean, safe, appropriate and affordable energy options/solutions.

The expertise is on household energy: access to modern and alternative forms of energy, coupled with energy efficiency, hence the past partnerships with the International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC) - an organization which houses renewable energy; energy efficiency research and technologies.

Managing and Energy Programme Director

Matshepiso is a natural scientist with more than Twelve years of experience in the energy sector.  Having completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Chemistry, Matshepiso went on to do professional course in energy and environment at the University of Twente, the Netherlands and currently finishing Gender and Energy MSc degree with the University of Witwatersrand. 

Matshepiso has been working in a wide spectrum of energy resources, starting with traditional fuels and wood; coal and paraffin; to modern fuels including electricity; petroleum products (particularly paraffin and LP Gas) and renewable energy.