UCT students could return to res - except Smuts and Fuller - within 72 hours
19 April 2021 7:04 PM
Share This: UCT vice-chancellor Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng says some students could be back in their residences in the next 72 hours.
Mop-up operations are underway at UCT after a wildfire destroyed several buildings on the university s upper campus on Sunday.
The fire, which is believed to have started on the slopes of Devil s Peak, quickly spread to Rhodes Memorial before rapidly reaching UCTâs upper campus in Rondebosch.
The UCT VC explains that officials will have to assess the extent of the damage and the risks of smoke inhalation before allowing students to return to residences.