Andre du Plessis, geologist of S9 doing surveying.

The first SANAE base was built during December 1961 and January 1962 by teams from SANAE 2 and 3 and a PWD team, sent down especially for the purpose.

Andre du Plessis preparing food for the huskies. The huskies were fed frozen seal meat. The seals were often shot on the ice at the beginning of the year and the frozen carcasses transported to the base and stored until needed.

Team member of S10 collecting rock samples.

S10 team member busy with construction work.

Andre du Plessis digging in the ice.

S5 members digging out equipment buried under the snow.

Dries Brunt S5 meteorologist releasing a weather balloon from inside the base.

Team members busy with constructing an extension to the base.

Team members digging for supplies buried under the snow.