THE University of Cape Town should immediately suspend all semester tests and focus on providing counselling services to students following a blaze that destroyed some of the campus properties on Sunday, education activists say.
The fire that started close to Hospital Bend at around 8.45am close, moved up towards Rhodes Memorial and then towards the UCT upper campus.Students wereUniversity spokesperson Elijah Moholola said academics had been suspended for Monday and Tuesday. UCT vice-chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, in her letter to students, confirmed this: “No classes, tutorials, laboratory work or tests will take place on Monday, 19 April or Tuesday, 20 April. We will assess the situation and provide further updates before midday on Tuesday.
“The safety of students and staff is paramount. For safety reasons, campus will be locked down and no one, other than emergency services, will be allowed access. We are all anxious about the extent of the damage to the Rondebosch campus. We will provide updates as soon as we are able to do so.”“We salute the brave men and women who have put their lives at great risk to fight the blazing fire at the Rhodes Memorial in Cape Town.
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