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From Icebreaker to Auction Block

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An old photo of the SA Agulhas taken in 2004. Photo: Stock

The imminent disposal of the former ice breaker and then training ship, SA Agulhas, marks a deeply symbolic and troubling moment in South Africa’s management of strategic state assets. Once the backbone of the South African National Antarctic Programme, the vessel’s decline from a proud polar research and logistics ship to an auctioned liability reflects systemic failures in asset stewardship, disposal planning and accountability.

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