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You are here: Home / News / Polar politics: SA’s environment minister elevates Antarctica as a ‘national priority’ | SA News

Polar politics: SA’s environment minister elevates Antarctica as a ‘national priority’ | SA News

1 July 2025 by Guest

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  • Dion George says he is taking a big, bold step — putting the wild, frigid seventh continent at the heart of the country’s agenda ‘It would be extremely short-sighted if we did not pay attention to it.’
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Dion George says he is taking a big, bold step — putting the wild, frigid seventh continent at the heart of the country’s agenda: ‘It would be extremely short-sighted if we did not pay attention to it.’

South Africa has maintained a presence on Earth’s southern frontier since becoming the second country to ratify the Antarctic Treaty — symbolically, it did so during the 1960 winter solstice. 

This year, the country celebrates seven decades since the South African meteorologist Hannes la Grange became the first African to set a snow boot on Antarctic ice as part of the seminal Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic…

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