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The Daily Vox As wildfires in Cape Town continue, forcing evacuations in several areas, many of us are watching in horror, feeling helpless. There is however an urgent need for assistance for those that have been displaced. And supporting these organisations is the best way to help right now.  Have we missed anyone? Let us know and we’ll add them to this list.  Read more: The details to donate are as follows:  Account name: UCT Donations Account Bank: Standard Bank of South Africa Branch code: Rondebosch Branch, 025009 Account number: 07 152 2387 Swift code: SBZAZAJJ Do...

Table Mountain Aerial Cableway suspends operations due to Cape Town fire By Travel Reporter Share The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company (TMACC) has suspended operations due to the fire that has broken out on Table Mountain. The fire, which initially broke out on the slopes of the mountain near Newlands Forest on Sunday, has spread overnight due to high winds. More than 250 firefighters from the City, Table Mountain National Park, Working on Fire and the Volunteer Wildfire Services remain on the ground, trying their best to put out the fire. Further crews are on Tafelberg road as the win...

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 University of Cape Town’s (UCT’s) Upper Campus and led to the evacuation of its residents, they can...

Strong wind hampers efforts to contain Cape Town fire, more evacuations underway 19 Apr 2021 A massive fire on Table Mountain that started near Rhodes Memorial on Sunday morning raged out of control and spread onto the UCT upper campus, destroying the Jagger library building. (David Harrison/M&G) Firefighters in Cape Town are still battling a raging wildfire on the slopes of Table Mountain as strong winds hinder efforts to contain the Rhodes Memorial Fire, which began on Sunday morning, 18 April.  The fire has spread towards the residential area of Vredehoek, where evacuations are underway. ...

Homes and schools threatened as flames jump Philip Kgosana freeway 19 April 2021 - 13:41 People with asthma and other respiratory conditions are urged to stay indoors and keep windows closed, or leave the fire zone if possible, because Cape Town City’s air quality monitoring unit is reporting very high levels of particulate matter in the air. Image: Claire Keeton By lunchtime on Monday, smoke made it difficult to see and ash was swirling down in Vredehoek and University Estate in Cape Town, below the hot spots on Table Mountain where fires were burning out of contro...