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PROTECTED AREA

Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has formally declared the Prince Edward Islands to be South Africa’s first offshore Marine Protected Area (MPA). The sub-Antarctic islands, comprising Prince Edward and Marion, contain vast...

DEFENCE

SA Navy reviews fleet needs as antipiracy patrol highlights capacity constraints

Largely unnoticed by the country’s people, the South African Navy (SAN) has moved from a largely peacetime routine to a predominantly operational profile. This change has been caused by two developments – one domestic, one foreign. The...

By: Keith Campbell

23 Mar 12

Defence

SA Navy reviews fleet needs as antipiracy patrol highlights capacity constraints

Largely unnoticed by the country’s people, the South African Navy (SAN) has moved from a largely peacetime routine to a predominantly operational profile.

By: Keith Campbell

23 Mar 12

RESEARCH VESSEL

R1.3bn icebreaker rounds off SA’s research investment south of Cape Agulhas

It was a question of building a new ice- breaker ship for South Africa, or pulling out of Antarctica, where the country has had a base since 1961 as one of the original 12 signatories to the Antarctic Treaty. “There is nothing wrong with the...

By: Irma Venter

16 Mar 12

RESEARCH & LOGISTICS

R1.3bn icebreaker rounds off SA’s research investment south of Cape Agulhas

It was a question of building a new icebreaker ship for South Africa, or pulling out of Antarctica, where the country has had a base since 1961 as one of the original 12 signatories to the Antarctic Treaty.

By: Irma Venter

16 Mar 12

RESEARCH

SA’s new polar research vessel to offer research insights of its own

The Stellenbosch University and the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) have embarked on a research programme, using the new SA Agulhas II, to further the understanding of the hull design of icebreaking ships and their behaviour in ice...

By: Irma Venter

17 Feb 12

RESEARCH

SA’s new R1.3bn Agulhas II takes part in ship-hull research programme

By: Irma Venter

01 Feb 12

Urban Soul Communications

Company Announcement: SA Agulhas II used as model for exciting ice-trial research programme

he University of Stellenbosch and the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) South Africa have embarked on an exciting research programme using the SA Agulhas II vessel to further the understanding of the hull design of icebreaking ships and...

Research Project

Project launched to document role of South Africans in Antarctica

A research project recently launched by the Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology (CIB) at Stellenbosch University aims to build an electronic database of South Africans who helped with the building, logistics and maintenance of the various...

By: Petronel Smit

17 Sep 10

OMEGA3 RACE

Made-in-Durban Hiluxs trek to the South Pole

Africa is not for sissies, and neither is the South Pole - which may just explain how four of Toyota South Africa's locally-built Hilux bakkies could complete a journey across Antarctica to the South Pole.

By: Irma Venter

13 Mar 09

TECH TRACK

Latest addition to SA submarine fleet arrives

South Africa's newest submarine, the Queen Modjadji 1, has arrived at the naval base in Simons Town.

By: Kelvin Kemm

13 Jun 08

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Company	Country	Natural Feature	Person
Marion Armscor Millennium OPVs Arcon Management Services SA De Beers Marine Mitsubishi Aker Arctic Technology Education STX Finland Universities Of Oulu Arctic Trucks South Pole Toyota South Africa Cox Queen Modjadji 1 04T Forensic Science Laboratory Stats SA	South Africa Mozambique Somalia Britain Finland Japan United States France Germany	Edward Island Eastern Cape Mozambique Channel Gough Island Marion Island Southern Ocean Baltic Sea Edward Islands Bay Of Biscay Antarctica Island Antarctica Islands Gough Islands Mount Ayliff Mount Fletcher Mount Frere	Edna Molewa Edward Islands Bernhard Teuteberg Edward Stan Flex Adriaan Dreyer Alan Robertson Amandla Marine Freddie Ligthelm Lighthelm Pentti Kujala Goran Wilkman Dora Scott Roald Amundsen Robert Scott Rune Malterud Rusty Higgs Alma Beukes Gough Islands Jacques Hugo Kleyn Marion Islands Michael Swanepoel Van Wyngaard
Province Or State	Region	City	Continent
Prince Edward Island Eastern Cape De Delmas	Antarctic	DURBAN Port Elizabeth Cape Town Helsinki Interestingly Simons Town Pretoria	Africa Antarctica
Facility	Industry Term	Product	Published Medium
Durban Port Naval Base Simon Aalto University South Africa’s Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University University Of Stellenbosch University Of Stellenbosch South Africa Installation Of CCTV NRSC Building	Containerised Systems Transport On-the-ground Equipment Search-and-rescue Functions Steel Cargo Carrier Helicopter Carrier Preserve Energy Food Liquid Sample Preparation Equipment	C-47TP Lynx Parliament E-Base Hilux Toyota Hilux	The Defence Review