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UCT SRC pleads for donations for students left destitute after fire 
By: News24Wire 20th April 2021 The University of Cape Town's student representative council has pleaded with the public to make donations for students who were evacuated due to a... →
Statement: Cape Town Wildfire – 12h00
20th April 2021 The wildfire that broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain on Sunday morning has been largely contained. Overnight the wind dropped significantly... →
UCT academic programme suspended until Friday
By: Thabi Shomolekae 20th April 2021 The University of Cape Town announced on Tuesday that its academic programme would be suspended for the rest of the week, following a massive fire... →
Significant archives are under threat in Cape Town's fire. Why they matter so much
20th April 2021 A wildfire on the slopes of South Africa’s Table Mountain has wreaked havoc at the University of Cape Town (UCT) campus. Among the sites of... →
DA calls on Minister Nzimande to request disaster funding from Treasury to aid UCT’s recovery efforts
19th April 2021 The DA calls on the Minister of Higher Education, Blade Nzimande, to engage National Treasury for disaster funding to UCT following the destruction... →
DA calls for independent investigation into Cape Town fire
19th April 2021 The DA has today written to the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Barbara Creecy, to request an urgent investigation into the... →
Daily Podcast – April 19, 2021
By: Thabi Shomolekae 19th April 2021 Making headlines: Health Authority lifts pause on J&J vaccine with conditions; UCT suspends academic activities, provides emergency accommodation... →
UCT suspends academic activities, provides emergency accommodation for students following fire
By: Sane Dhlamini 19th April 2021 The University of Cape Town has suspended all academic activities for Monday and Tuesday, following a massive fire that started in Cape Town on... →
