Each year on June 25, the world observes the Day of the Seafarer. In South Africa, commemorative events in Cape Town, Durban and Gqeberha echoed the global call under the 2025 theme “My Harassment-Free Ship”.

Spearheaded by the International Maritime Organisation, the campaign highlights the urgent need to create safe and respectful working environments at sea, a response to the troubling rise in reported harassment cases across the maritime sector...

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