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Significant Archives Are Under Threat in Cape Town's Fire. Here's 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 Africa’s Table Mountain has wreaked havoc at the University of Cape Town (UCT) campus. Among the s...

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 worst fires in recent memory was brought under control on Monday after burning for more than 24 hour...

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 that I usually do from my apartment. Instead of a cloth of cloud, it was covered in smoke.  

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 child's life. pic.twitter.com/0lsHkt4v7M Antidote du jour (via): See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.

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 the mismanagement of vegetation. TMW head André Van Schalkwyk said: “As park users, we have alerte...