South Africa: Here's How Much Money UCT Needs to Rebuild Its Historic Library

R250 million to rebuild UCT's historic Jagger Library

The University of Cape Town (UCT) is moving ahead with plans to rebuild its historic Jagger Library, five years after a devastating wildfire destroyed the landmark structure and much of its irreplaceable African Studies collection. The blaze, which swept across parts of Table Mountain in April 2021, caused widespread damage across the slopes of the mountain and surrounding areas, including the UCT campus and nearby residences in Newlands. At the…

South Africa: Here's How Much Money UCT Needs to Rebuild Its Historic Library

It'll be "a space that celebrates African memory, identity and creative expression" says library boss

Here’s how much money UCT needs to rebuild its historic library

It’ll be “a space that celebrates African memory, identity and creative expression” says library boss

UCT Needs R250 Million To Rebuild Its Historic Library

[Image: Pixabay] If you were in Cape Town in April 2021, you will remember the fires that ravaged UCT and a good portion of Newlands and the slopes of Table Mountain. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, res students had to be evacuated and a lot of invaluable African Studies items were lost, which were in the Jagger Library, built in 1931, which was also destroyed in the blaze. After years of discussions, the university wants to rebuild this…