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Phoenix rising? UCT think tank brainstorms a new future for fire-destroyed Jagger library

South Africa

Phoenix rising? UCT think tank brainstorms a new future for fire-destroyed Jagger library

By Alison Lewis

Table Mountain fire that gutted UCT library a ‘malicious act’, investigation finds

South Africa

Table Mountain fire that gutted UCT library a ‘malicious act’, investigation finds

By Onke Ngcuka

Fire in our soul: When disaster strikes, protecting precious artefacts is a matter of design

Magazine

Fire in our soul: When disaster strikes, protecting precious artefacts is a matter of design

By Devaksha Vallabhjee

Honouring the librarians and archivists who built UCT’s now-devastated African Studies Library

South Africa

Honouring the librarians and archivists who built UCT’s now-devastated African Studies Library

By Jeremy Seekings and Chris Saunders

Things that we should find in the ashes: Love Thy Library

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Things that we should find in the ashes: Love Thy Library

By Fran Beighton