Creecy says dept will review disaster management following Table Mountain fire The minister visited the Western Cape, on Saturday, to assess the damage following the blaze at the national park that destroyed acres of vegetation and damaged a number of structures including the devastating fire on the side of Table Mountain this week. Minister of Environmental Affairs Barbara Creecy at the Newlands Fire Base to receive a briefing on the recent Cape Town fires. Picture: Twitter/@wo fire
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JOHANNESBURG/CAPE TOWN – Environmental Affairs Minister Barbara Creecy has said her department plans to re-evaluate environmental disaster management particularly regarding alien vegetation to avoid the levels of devastation experienced during the recent Table Mountain fire.
Outpouring of help from businesses for those affected by devastating Cape Town fire
By Kristin Engel
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Cape Town – As has been the hallmark of South Africans when faced with a calamity, everyone stands together and offers assistance in every way they can. This has again been seen with the outpouring of relief for those affected and impacted by the devastating fire along the slopes of Table Mountain.
Gift of the Givers is preparing three meals per day for the next seven days for evacuated UCT students, and has been preparing personal hygiene packs for the students spread across 29 hostels in response to their need for soap, toothpaste and hygiene items.
WATCH: Evacuations under way in Vredehoek as strong winds fan Table Mountain fire
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Cape Town - Vredehoek residents in the City Bowl began evacuating their homes early this morning as strong winds picked up at about 2am and keep fanning a fire that started at about 8.45am yesterday and has razed iconic Cape Town landmarks.
City of Cape Town Disaster Risk Management spokesperson Charlotte Powell confirmed that evacuations were under way, with Fire and Rescue vehicles on the scene as the wind speed is predicted to increase throughout the morning. In Vredehoek, Chelmsford Road and Pepper Tree Road have been closed as well as Tafelberg Road, said the City’s Traffic Services spokesperson, Maxine Bezuidenhout.
Table Mountain National Park tells Cape residents to stay away
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CAPE TOWN – South African National Parks (SANParks) Rangers had their hands full on Monday morning at their entrances stopping users from partaking in their usual day-to-day activities within the Table Mountain National Park (TMNP).
SANParks spokesperson Rey Thakhuli said park personnel are hard at work trying to put down the fire and most resources are dedicated to the fire “with users now attempting to go about their normal running, cycling or walking their dogs, we will not be able to fully concentrate on the fire especially in the Newlands Forest and Rhodes Memorial zones.”
Cape Town fire: Firefighters injured, beloved landmarks razed
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Cape Town - Two firefighters were injured and taken to hospital on Sunday while trying to contain the fire that razed iconic Cape Town landmarks, including Rhodes Memorial’s restaurant and Mostert Mill, and damaged historic UCT buildings.
The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson Jermaine Carelse said that they were alerted to the vegetation fire above Philip Kgosana Drive at about 8.45am this morning.
The fire moved up towards Rhodes Memorial and then towards the University of Cape Town (UCT) upper campus.
It can be confirmed that the Rhodes Memorial Restaurant has burnt down, Table Mountain National Park fire manager Philip Prins said on Sunday afternoon.