# The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has denied claims of a misconduct crisis at South Africa’s Sanae Four research base in Antarctica. This follows reports of an alleged assault between two team members, but the department confirmed no one was sent back to Cape Town and all evaluations showed no major concerns. Minister Dion George also clarified that claims of sexual assault are false, and an investigation into harassment is ongoing:
Department refutes claims of misconduct crisis at Antarctica base [SOUND]
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