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News We live in trying times. And it is becoming clear that they will not get easier very quickly. Every day seems to bring news that wears one down. In recent days we have been reflecting on the fires which damaged the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital and the University of Cape Town (UCT). The latter has received enormous media attention, and has mobilised networks around the world to fund and assist in other ways the work of restoration. Given special focus has been the loss of archival materials in the university library’s African Studies collections. This challenge has had a strong resonance f...

UPDATE: Cape Town fires: Vredehoek residents told to evacuate Updated Heart FM and Jacaranda FM Share this: Homes in the Vredehoek area near the Cape Town CBD are being evacuated as the out-of-control wildfire threatens to disrupt lives there.  equalizer_69 Firefighters have been battling the flames in tough conditions - the wind speed increased dramatically from about 2am this morning.  Additional emergency crews have been deployed and have been assisting residents with the evacuation.  Cape Town Fire and Rescue spokesperson, Jermaine Carelse, says the wind's likely to pick up again.  ...