The Swartberg Protected Area sees largest damage with more than 15 500 hectares burned

Researchers find that extreme fire weather ‘has become 90% more likely in a warmer world’

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

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

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

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

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

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

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