International Celebration Day

International Celebration Day

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World Book Day is a celebration of stories, knowledge, and the power of books to inspire curiosity and understanding and also celebrated in South Africa. For the Antarctic Legacy of South Africa (ALSA), books are more than just publications—they are vessels of memory, experience, and discovery, connecting people to the remote and remarkable environments of […]

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AntarcticInternational Celebration Day

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What do people write about when they spend months on South Africa’s Antarctic and sub-Antarctic bases, far from home and surrounded by wind, sea, and ice, with albatrosses or penguins as their nearest neighbours? Often, poetry becomes a lifeline. In celebration of World Poetry Day, observed annually on 21 March, we revisit poems preserved in […]

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EnvironmentInternational Celebration Day

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On 11 February 2026, in celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the Antarctic Legacy of South Africa (ALSA) had the privilege of participating in a science engagement event hosted by Iimbovane, an inspiring education initiative based at the Centre for Invasion Biology at the Stellenbosch University School for Climate Studies  […]

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