The Communications Technician, Aphiwe Dyum, shares his experience thus far as part of the 61st SANAE overwintering team
Here are some of the interview questions:
How would you rate SANAE compared to the Marion? (Aphiwe has been on two Marion Island Overwintering Teams , M76 & M77)
Share your highlights for this year 2022?
What do you miss about home?
How do you pass the time when you are not working?
What have you learnt from your SANAE colleagues?
What would you do to improve awareness for this program?
“One of the things I have never done in my life isstaying indoors for anentire month without seeingthe sunrise/sunset” – Aphiwe
Meet the team’s Mechanical Engineer, Deputy Station Leader/ Technical Team Leader, Thulani Ngwaqa
Here are some of the interview questions:
What does it take to go through a year at SANAE IV?
What activities do you enjoy doing when you are not working?
What do you look forward to do when you are back home?
How does this program benefit South Africa?
Will there be a third trip? “Yes, I think there will be a third trip. Once you bond with this place, you keep missing itwhen you are back home (South Africa)” – Thulani
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment is seeking a medical doctor to join the 62nd South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) team.
G68 Team (Left to Right): Lucy Dorman, Joyfull Ntobeko Gaju (removed from the team and replaced with G67 Medic, Sandile Nkebe), Philani Siyabonga Ngcobo (removed from the team and replaced with G67 Assistant Meteorological Technician, Tshililo Kharivha), Sibusiso Maduna, Rebekah Goodwill, Mphumzi Brooklyn Zilindile, Eddy Mfezeko Xaki, Khuliso Collen Maphaha, Mayembe Kapenda.
On 20 August 2022, the S.A. Agulhas II departed to Gough Island, via Tristan da Cunha. They will soon arrive at their new home, where they will be living for the next approximately 13 months. The G68 team will replace the G67 team.
68th Gough Island Overwintering Team (G68)
We asked the team members why they applied to be part of G68?
Two team members stayed behind from G67. The Medical Orderly, Sandile, will be replaced at a later stage and Tshililo will stay on for the year as part of G68.
Anche Louw, Antarctic Legacy of South Africa, 25 August 2022, updated on 19 September 2022.
Message from the SANAE 61 team leader on Antarctica, JC Laubscher:
“It is going well here at SANAE IV, it is just insanely cold outside (-40 degrees average). Luckily, the sun has peeked over the horizon today, after 33 days of absence. This is another expedition milestone reached! We’ve also passed the halfway mark of this expedition and we’re looking forward to the second half and of course summer!”
In this edition:
Read more about the current team at SANAE IV and meet the medical doctor of the team.
