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Significant Archives Are Under Threat in Cape Towns Fire. Heres Why They Matter So Much. The African Studies collection consists of an astonishing collection of works related to Africa. These range from works published from as long ago as the 1500s through to the present day. Firemen walk through the burnt out remains of Jagger Library at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa, April 20, 2021. PhotoL REUTERS/Mike Hutchings World8 hours ago A wildfire on the slopes of South Afric...

Reuters Reuters 21 April, 2021, 11:06 pm Firemen walk through the burnt out remains of Jagger Library at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa, April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Staring helplessly as flames from a weekend wildfire on the slopes of Table Mountain spread and razed the University of Cape Town’s library, chief librarian Ujala Satgoor was back amid the smouldering ruins on Tuesday to try and salvage what was left. One of Cape Town’s ...

The things we lost in the fire 21 Apr 2021 The fight for equality is valid but the burning down of our universities is not the revolution or decolonisation any of us should want. (David Harrison/M&G) Iwoke up at about 9am on Sunday with the piercing sun forcing its way through my filmy curtains. I got up to open my windows facing the Table Mountain range, a view I look forward to each morning. But, on Sunday I could not clearly see the sun, the mountain and parts of the University of Cape Town ...

Good deed (1). OK, OK, it’s from the political class. Nevertheless, good for Mondale: 1/ The story of these gloves will tell you the kind of man Fritz Mondale was and why he meant so much to me. Please take the time to read this thread – and wait for it. Its worth it. pic.twitter.com/0rkPEWX1l2 Good deed (2): Very proud of Mayur Shelke, Railwayman from the Vangani Railway Station in Mumbai who has done an exceptionally courageous act, risked his own life & saved a childs life. pic.twitter.c...

SANParks blamed by groups for ignoring mountain vagrant fires over the years By Shakirah Thebus Share Cape Town - Mountain-user groups have pointed a finger at SA National Parks (SANParks) for allowing vagrants to start fires that eventually led to the latest Table Mountain blaze, despite numerous reports about vagrant fires over the years. Table Mountain Watch (TMW), a collective of concerned residents, said SANParks had been repeatedly warned of the threat posed by these fires, coupled with t...

Firefighters battle the blaze at the HM Pearson, Fuller and Jagger Library buildings at the University of Cape Town’s Rondebosch campus on Sunday 18 April. As human beings we are rightly shocked and mourn loss of life and this will always be our primary response when disaster hits, but coming second is also a profound sense of loss and grief that we can feel when there is irretrievable loss of tangible heritage and legacy left by those who came before us and the wiping out...

Residents evacuated as Cape Town fire spreads April 21, 2021 The fire has been raging for more than 24 hours South African emergency workers have evacuated three 17-storey residential buildings overlooking Cape Town as a huge fire burns along Table Mountain. The blaze spread quickly after breaking out on Sunday morning near a memorial to politician Cecil Rhodes. A restaurant was destroyed. The University of Cape Town’s historic library was also badly damaged. About 250 firefighters ha...

The Torah, housed at UCT's Kaplan Centre of Jewish Studies, was secured on Sunday after a veld fire spread to the campus from Rhodes Memorial.

UCT suspends academic programme for rest of the week due to Cape Town fire damage 2h ago Share Cape Town – While UCT initially suspended the academic programme for two days due to the fire and evacuation of staff and students on Sunday, it has now been suspended for the rest of the week. The University of Cape Town’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng said that following the assessment of the damages to upper campus, and the need to clean residences and academic buildings i...

As wind subsides, firefighters hope to bring Table Mountain fire under control Table Mountain National Parks fire manager, Philip Prins, said that they were hoping for better weather conditions to make firefighting efforts easier. Firefighting teams dampen smouldering vegetation, finally getting a fierce forest fire under control on the foothills of Table Mountain in Cape Town on 19 April 2021. Picture: Rod...