After her exhilarating Antarctica experience Verulam teenager Thea Earnest is determined to raise global warming awareness, starting in her own neighbourhood.
9 February 2021, 6:07 PM | Minoshni Pillay | @SABCNews
Image: ReutersThe brainchild of South African explorer Riaan Manser took five matriculants from across the country on a journey to learn more about climate change.
The brainchild of South African explorer Riaan Manser took five matriculants from across the country on a journey to learn more about climate change and how they can play an active role in encouraging their communities to make small, sustainable differences.
Antarctica has no towns. The only semi-permanent inhabitants would be scientists for short stays.
South Africa is one of the countries closes to Antarctica, a five-hour chartered flight away. Most of it is covered entirely by ice and snow all year round.
31 January 2021, 6:22 PM | Vanessa Poonah | @SABCNews
Image: Reuters [File photo] The trip will be led by pioneering explorer, Riaan Manser, and a team from Stellenbosch University.
A climate change activist from the Cape Flats is among a group of five matric learners setting off for Antarctica on an all-expenses-paid trip. The group won a competition, which saw over 3 000 thousand entries.
Led by pioneering explorer, Riaan Manser, and a team from Stellenbosch University, the group will spend five days on the virtually uninhabited continent.
Climate change activist, Ayakha Melithafa from Khayelitsha explains her winning entry.
“I decided to join Project 90 by 2030, which is an environmental organisation that strives for low carbon generation by 2030. From then on, it taught me more about climate change, how to actually adopt to climate change; how to mitigate and also what we
PHOTO: Marianne Schwankhart/Gallo Images
Five matric pupils were chosen out of hundreds to explore the Antarctic with Riaan Manser.
The Matrics in Antarctic team will be leaving the country on 27 January.
They will be in the Antarctic for five days.
It was their understanding of what needs to be done locally to deal with climate change that earned five South African matric pupils a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to conquer the icy terrain of the Antarctic with renowned explorer Riaan Manser.
Ayakha Melithafa, Cobus Burger, Thea Juanita Earnest, Boiketlo Lamula and Kelby Barker were chosen out of hundreds of matric applicants to join Manser on a five-day scientific adventure in Antarctica.