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On 20 December this year 55 researchers from 30 nations, 10 of them South Africans, will set off on an international scientific expedition from Cape Town to circumnavigate Antarctica for three months aboard the modern 12 000-tonne Russian polar research vessel Akademik Treshnikov, launched in 2011.  The Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition (ACE), set to last until […]

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Yesterday was another exciting day at the East Pier of Cape Town Harbour, where 10 new Gough Island Overwintering Team members, together with the takeover personnel, departed on the S.A. Agulhas II.  The overwintering personnel will stay on Gough Island for 13 months and consist of one Medic, one Electrician, one Diesel Mechanic, one Radio […]

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Policy and Operations Session & Historical, Social and Educational Perspectives Session. The second-last session, Policy and Operations, of the 2016 SANAP Symposium was chaired by Tracy Klarenbeek (National Research Foundation, Department of Science and Technology). During this session Dr Gilbert Siko (Director: Science Platforms, Department of Science and Technology) gave us an update on the […]

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