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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

A massive fire on Table Mountain that started near Rhodes Memorial on Sunday morning raged out of control & spread onto the UCT upper campus, destroying the Jagger library building. (David Harrison/M&G)

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

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

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

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

High waves triggered by Typhoon jebi are seen at a fishing port in Aki, Western Japan. (Kyodo/Reuters)

Japan evacuates major airport after typhoon wreaks havoc

At least ten people were killed, and hundreds more injured by Typhoon Jebi as it raked through the major manufacturing area around Osaka

A woman walks near the collapsed ruins of a mosque after an earthquake hit on Lombok island.(Beawiharta/Reuters)

Tourist exodus from Lombok as quake toll hits 105

The shallow 6.9-magnitude quake killed at least 105 people and destroyed thousands of buildings in Lombok

The shallow 6.9-magnitude quake sparked terror among tourists and locals alike. (AFP/Getty Images)

Indonesia evacuates tourists after Lombok quake kills 91

Hundreds of bloodied and bandaged victims were treated outside damaged hospitals in the main city of Mataram

The Mount Agung volcano is seen spewing smoke and ash in Bali. About 25

Bali raises volcano alert to highest level

Massive columns of thick grey smoke have been pouring out of Mount Agung and have shot more than three kilometres into the sky