NPA says man accused of starting Cape fire cannot be linked to arson Frederick Mhangazo appeared in the Cape Town Magistrates Court on Tuesday and was granted bail of R500. This picture taken in Cape Town on 18 April 2021 shows a fire-fighting helicopter picking up water from a reservoir to help extinguish a forest fire burning out of control on the foothills of Table Mountain, above the University of Cape Town. Picture: Rodger Bosch/AFP
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CAPE TOWN The National Prosecuting Authority on Wednesday said a man accused of starting a fire on the slopes of Devil s Peak could not be linked to arson.
A total of 8 000 crates have been donated to UCT by Pick n Pay to assist in the salvaging and storing of academic material damaged at the African Studies Library.
Mixed feelings for UCT students as academic programme resumes after fire The fire saw several academic buildings ablaze, after it had spread from Rhodes Memorial to the campus last Sunday. A City of Cape Town fire engine on UCT s upper campus on 19 April 2021 following a blaze the day before. Picture: Lizell Persens/Eyewitness News
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CAPE TOWN - The University of Cape Town (UCT) s academic programme resumes on Monday after last week s devastating fire and some students said that they had mixed feelings about returning to lectures.
The fire saw several academic buildings ablaze, after it had spread from Rhodes Memorial to the campus last Sunday.
Returning UCT students face up to knock-on effect of fire on campus life The fire led to thousands of students being evacuated from their residences. Charred trees and debris litter UCT s upper campus in the immediate aftermath of the wildfire that damaged some university property. Picture: Lizell Persens/Eyewitness News
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CAPE TOWN - As many students from the University of Cape Town (UCT) head back to lectures on Monday, some of them are still coming to terms with what happened last week.
A wildfire that started at the slopes of Table Mountain last Sunday, swiftly spread to the campus, destroying several academic and historic buildings in its trail of destruction.