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Rhodes Memorial Fire

Rain, cooler weather reduce Cape Town fires
The Green Guardian
/ 14 December 2021

Rain, cooler weather reduce Cape Town fires

The first two weeks of December recorded 313 fires, compared with more than 600 last year

By Eunice Masson
Table Mountain National Park ready to reopen some areas after Rhodes Memorial fire
National
/ 10 June 2021

Table Mountain National Park ready to reopen some areas after Rhodes Memorial fire

Park manager Frans van Rooyen says the organisation is making progress in rehabilitating the more than600 hectares of land affected by the blaze

By Eunice Masson
Cause of Rhodes Memorial fire to be made public in two weeks’ time
National
/ 4 June 2021

Cause of Rhodes Memorial fire to be made public in two weeks’ time

The final report has long exceeded its initial two-week timeframe

By Eunice Masson
UCT students, staff return to campus after devastating fire
National
/ 26 April 2021

UCT students, staff return to campus after devastating fire

Many people will be experiencing the destruction to the campus after the blaze for the first time, having previously seen only photos of the aftermath

By Eunice Masson
Rhodes Memorial Fire: a week of devastation, loss and heartache
National
/ 22 April 2021

Rhodes Memorial Fire: a week of devastation, loss and heartache

Students, alumni and staff share their memories and thoughts after blaze leaves a path of devastation at the UCT and its Jagger Reading Room

By Eunice Masson
Destruction of UCT’s special collections is less than imagined
Education
/ 21 April 2021

Destruction of UCT’s special collections is less than imagined

But among the items destroyed were 3 000 films in the African Studies collection

By Eunice Masson
Cape Town fire update: Mop-up operations underway, students receive local support
National
/ 20 April 2021

Cape Town fire update: Mop-up operations underway, students receive local support

Clean-up operations and repairs to infrastructure are being initiated, while the full extent of the damage wrought by the fire is still being assessed

By Eunice Masson
Cape Town fire burns for a third day, authorities confirm minister’s residence gutted
National
/ 20 April 2021

Cape Town fire burns for a third day, authorities confirm minister’s residence gutted

Fresh firefighting teams are expected to take over from the crews that battled the blaze throughout Monday evening

By Eunice Masson
Cape Town fire ‘largely contained’, evacuation orders remain in place
National
/ 19 April 2021

Cape Town fire ‘largely contained’, evacuation orders remain in place

Authorities confirmed the fire had been largely contained by early Monday afternoon, although reports suggest the fire had jumped the road near Tafelberg Drive

By Eunice Masson
Cape Town fire: Suspect arrested for alleged arson in separate blaze, since contained
National
/ 19 April 2021

Cape Town fire: Suspect arrested for alleged arson in separate blaze, since contained

This separate fire was not an extension of the Rhodes Memorial fire, according to authorities

By Eunice Masson
Strong wind hampers efforts to contain Cape Town fire, more evacuations underway
National
/ 19 April 2021

Strong wind hampers efforts to contain Cape Town fire, more evacuations underway

The Rhodes Memorial Fire is still not under control as strong winds
fuel the blazes, which have spread to the residential area of Vredehoek

By Eunice Masson

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