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Today the 27th Meeting of the Committee for Environmental Protection (#CEP27) began in Milan, with the participation of nearly 450 delegates from state Parties to the Protocol and intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations. 🇮🇹 🇦🇶 #Antarctica #AntarcticaProtected

Yes Minister, the SANDF can still protect SA, as long as there's no threat. Can barely safeguard our borders and very little internal or maritime SAR capabilities. We can barely patrol against piracy off Moz, never mind ISIS there. Keep saying it does not make it true.

South Africa is taking the lead as chair of one of the workstreams at the 47th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting. Ms Romi Brammer (DIRCO South Africa ) was elected as the chairperson for the working group on policy, legal, and institutional matters. #ATCM47 #CEP27 #Antartica #DFFE

Despite many inaccuracies and factual errors in this article, the main point remains: The SA Navy is unable to put its vessels to sea and fulfill its mandate. It's not just the Navy, the Air Force is similarly disabled and the Army is reliant on aging infantry and Reserves. /1

As my colleague Dean Wingrin has said, while there are inaccuracies in the article (like lumping Drakensberg and Protea together as "support ships"), articles like this are crucial for raising public awareness around the issues facing SANDF and the SA Navy. It's a shame DCC chose

SA Navy frigate SAS Amatola and Inshore Patrol Vessel SAS Adam Kok routing westward off Danger Point, southern Cape Coast. Weather is currently heavy rain with a temperature of 14°C. The wind is blowing at 23 kts. SA Navy out there, dark, bad weather, doing what they do.

The #ATCM47 - #CEP27 meetings have concluded in Milan. Over 400 Representatives from the 58 Consultative and Non-Consultative Parties to the #AntarcticTreaty, along with Observers and invited Experts, took part in the meetings. ➡️ Host Country Communiqué: ats.aq/devph/en/news/…

Change of command today at Simon's town, for SAS King Sekhukhune I, photo from my colleague Dean Wingrin SAS King Sekhukhune I is the lead ship in the Warrior Class of Multi Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels, commissioned in June 2022.

Sachin Tendulkar – 15,921 runs Ricky Ponting – 13,378 runs Joe Root – 13,290 runs Joe Root is now in the top three run-scorers in the history of Test cricket👏 #JoeRoot #ENGvIND

A so-called ‘fourth phase’ of the Houthi's ‘naval blockade’ has been announced by the group lloydslist.com/LL1154333/Hout…