The University of Cape Town (UCT) announced on Tuesday that its academic programme would be suspended for the rest of the week, following a massive fire that started in Cape Town on Sunday.
The fire reached UCT’s Rondebosch campus, forcing the university to evacuate all buildings, including residences, and lock down the campus.
UCT Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng said the assessment of the damages and the need to clean residences and academic buildings means that the academic programme at UCT will begin on Monday, April 26.
The Department of Student Affairs will begin moving students from their emergency accommodation back to their residences, on Wednesday.
“The faculties will each manage the lost week in terms of the curriculum and will communicate with their students about scheduled tests and assignments,” Phakeng said.
The university will issue further updates as and when more information becomes available.
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