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

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...

Image: Corbin AugustThe blaze started on the slopes of Devils Peak Western Cape authorities say they hope the fire that has spread through several areas of Cape Town, including the campus of the University of Cape Town, will be brought under control overnight. Students from the campus have been evacuated.  Firefighting teams have been on the ground battling the runaway blaze since this morning.   Western Cape Environmental Affairs Department spokesperson James-Brent Styan says, “So, it’s...

MONEYWEB app instead? UCT fire: Where and how to donate Here’s a list of platforms via which to donate to those affected and combating the fire on Cape Town’s Devil’s Peak slopes. By Moneyweb 19 Apr 2021  15:40  Firefighters try, in vain, to extinguish a fire in the Jagger Library, at the University of Cape Town, on April 18, 2021. Photographer: Rodger Bosch, AFP/Getty Images For those looking to support people affected by the fire that has destroyed several buildings on the Univer...

PICS: Firefighters work through the night as Table Mountain fire rages on Updated Newswatch Share this: Heavy winds in Cape Town in the early hours of Monday morning hampered the efforts of firefighters as they continue to fight a raging fire on Table Mountain. Emergency personnel have been working since 9am on Sunday to contain the fire which has ripped through parts of Newlands and into the University of Cape Town. Property, including private homes, the Rhodes Memorial restaurant and histor...

Dr. Laurie Santos. Photo: PC Providence College announced Friday that Dr. Laurie Santos, a Yale University psychology professor and host of The Happiness Lab podcast, will present the Commencement Address at the College’s 103rd Commencement exercises.  The ceremony will take place on Thursday, May 20 at 11:00 a.m. on Hendricken Field on the Providence College campus. Dr. Santos is one of five honorary degree recipients PC will honor at this ceremony. The others are: Duane Bouligny ’94, a W...

Get our free mobile app The Ocean County Health Department is recommending you do make an appointment though to make sure you can get in timely and not have to wait, but if you want to walk-in for a Covid test, you can now certainly do so that way. Theres no new or additional hours at OCC, its the same 9 am to 3 pm timeframe on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, all located on the western part of the Gateway Building on the OCC campus. Youll walk in, show your health insurance information and be ...

The seeing eye Feb 21, 2021 HARVEST FOR HUNGER CAMPAIGN: Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley has kicked off its 30th annual Harvest for Hunger campaign, which is a food and funds drive that takes place during February, March and April to help stock the food bank shelves for the spring and summer months. Anyone interested in participating in the campaign by conducting a food and / or funds drive to benefit the food bank should call Julia at 330-792-5522, ext. 102, or visit www.mahoni...

The seeing eye Feb 14, 2021 MUSEUM OPEN: The National McKinley Birthplace Memorial Museum, 40 N. Main St, Niles, will be open for Presidents’ Day 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday. The museum is dedicated to honoring the memory of President William McKinley through preservation, exhibition and interpretation of historical artifacts. The museum seeks to educate the community and promote an understanding of McKinley’s life, career, and untimely death, along with the history of the McKinley Birthplace M...

Cynthia Thuma Special to the Daily News Meghan Monteiro may be Palm Beach Day Academy’s new director of philanthropy, but she’s not new to Palm Beach.  She and her three older siblings were born at St. Mary’s Medical Center, where her mom spent her entire career, starting as a neonatal intensive care nurse and working up to chief operations officer.  Monteiro grew up in West Palm Beach’s south end, in the house her parents live in today. She attended Rosarian Academy from pre-K to ei...