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Rhodes Memorial Fire: a week of devastation, loss and heartache


Rhodes Memorial Fire: a week of devastation, loss and heartache
22 Apr 2021
Up in smoke: Thousands of unique items in the University of Cape Town’s world-renowned Jagger Library collections were destroyed by the fire that ravaged several buildings on the
campus this week. Some of printed items were digitised, but the extent of the loss is not yet quantified.
When autumn paints the ivy-lined buildings a deep green colour on the University of Cape Town (UCT) campus into a reddish-orange or brownish-red, students are reminded the academic year is well underway. If one does not seriously start to focus on academic matters, one might struggle over the year ahead. ....

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Cape Town fire: UCT working on urgent safety plan to prevent future fire hazards


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.
The University of Cape Town (UCT) is working on an urgent safety plan to get its campus up and running after a raging wildfire spread across the slopes of Table Mountain, torching several university buildings.
On Tuesday, UCT officials said the university was looking at various options to safe-proof its campus and prevent any future wildfires.
We are currently working on a safe plan to bring our students back to campus. It is being discussed as a matter of urgency. We don t want to cause any further anxiety but it s crucial that the business of the university is operational again, UCT registrar Royston Pillay said. ....

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Another race row brewing at UCT


Another race row brewing at UCT
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Another race-charged row is brewing at the University of Cape Town over the axing of a black woman in charge of transformation only to be replaced by a 72-year-old retired ‘white saviour’ on a R2-million salary package at a time when academics, staff and unions have been ordered to make cut-backs.
Deputy vice-chancellor: Transformation, Professor Loretta Feris was removed and replaced with British historical archaeologist Professor Martin Hall, who served in a variety of roles at UCT between 1983 and 2008, assumed duties as acting deputy Vice-Chancellor: Transformation on 1 April, prompting an uproar on campus. ....

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