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Restoring the Fire-Ravaged University of Cape Town Library In the wake of the devastating fire in the Jagger Library in Cape Town, restorers are trying to save what they can. So far the salvage has been a success. Burnt books are seen in the burnt out remains of Jagger Library at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa, April 20, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Mike Hutchings World5 hours ago It was early morning when Tina Löhr landed at Cape Town International Airport at the end of Apr...

"Things are definitely looking up" - Update on UCTs Jagger Library salvage op 2 June 2021 5:28 PM Share This: Afternoon Drive host John Maytham chats to UCTs Executive Director of Libraries, Ujala Satgoor, about the Jagger Library salvage project. UCTs head of libraries, Ujala Satgoor, says the Jagger Reading Room has been cleared out Salvaging the archive material is only the first phase of the recovery plan, which is expected to be a costly exercise The aim is to rehabilitate as many library ...

In the wake of the devastating fire in the Jagger Library in Cape Town, restorers are trying to save what they can. So far the salvage has been a success.

In the wake of the devastating fire in the Jagger Library in Cape Town, restorers are trying to save what they can. So far the salvage has been a success.

​We are excited to share that the Nelson Mandela Foundation has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Mama Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s estate.

“The firefighters were heroic, they were smashing away the wall between the two buildings, standing on the roof, doing their utmost to keep our building from the worst of the fire. We had to make fast calls. We had little time to scour the building and make decisions before the fire department entered and began the process of hosing it down.”  Sara de Beer describes the fire that almost burned down Cape Town’s A4 Arts Foundation in December 2020. The space housed irreplaceable work by ar...

Fire in our soul: When disaster strikes, protecting precious artefacts is a matter of design Devaksha Vallabhjee © Copyright (c) Daily Maverick , All Rights Reserved “The firefighters were heroic, they were smashing away the wall between the two buildings, standing on the roof, doing their utmost to keep our building from the worst of the fire. We had to make fast calls. We had little time to scour the building and make decisions before the fire department entered and began ...

UCT said that most of the buildings on campus have been reopened following the devastating Cape Town fire in April.

Unesco visits UCT to survey Cape Town fire damage Share Cape Town - The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) said it had started working with states parties to the world heritage convention, advisory bodies and other partners, to integrate a consideration for heritage in disaster risk reduction policies and programmes, and to strengthen preparedness for disaster risks at world heritage sites. This comes after Unescos regional director, Professor Hurbert Gijzen, and the ...

UCT VC Phakeng says restoration process on fire-damaged buildings in full swing UCT Vice-Chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng says with the academic programme back on track, the only students who have been disrupted are the biological sciences students, as they lost their experiments in the fire. Inside UCTs Jagger Reading Room that was gutted by a fire on 18 April 2021. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/Eyewitness News. 12...