AntarcticaHistoryLegacyNews

Vrye Weekblad was at the Woordfees at Stellenbosch University,  Ria Olivier, Principal Investigator of Antarctic Legacy of South Africa met with a friend of ALSA Hanlie Gouws. (see video insert below) Hanlie published an extract of the diary of the first South African team in Antarctica last year in Vrye Weekblad with the 69th Anniversary […]

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The Publication “Die Wit Horison” was written in Afrikaans by Dr André le Roux van der Merwe, Medical Doctor of SANAE 1 – South Africa’s first Antarctic expedition of 1959-1961.  Until now, this has meant that the book has only been accessible to Afrikaans readers and not to wider national and international audiences. The text […]

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It was great to read in a recent article in the Daily Maverick, by Kristin Engel (published on 31 October 2023) that Honorable Minister Barbara Creecy has some of our publications on her reading list. ALSA will ensure that she receives new publications as they are published (by ALSA).  Barbara Creecy is the Minister of […]