Summary

A South African scientist at the remote Sanae IV Antarctic base has been accused of sexual assault and violent threats, prompting urgent pleas for help.

The 10-person team is stranded for months due to extreme winter conditions. Officials were warned of the escalating situation as early as December but failed to act.

South Africa’s environment department has launched an investigation and is offering counseling.

The incident raises concerns over psychological screening for Antarctic missions, echoing past violent incidents in South Africa’s research programs.

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    17 hours ago

    It has the knock-on effect of emboldening women to put themselves into situations they otherwise would not because “they know how to fight” or what have you.

    A’ight, I grew up in an red state with a lot of gang activity and had to learn how to fight just to go to school. I know you aren’t thinking of ‘attending class’ when you said this, but I saw girl fights where they were using the stucco walls like a cheese grater to take somebody’s face off.