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A “tragedy of unspeakable proportions” is how current and past staff of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Jagger Reading Room described the fire that left their beloved library – a safe, beautiful space, and home away from hom

Dismay and grief met the news that the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) historic Jagger Reading Room had been lost to fire on 18 April. The Jagger Reading Room was home to the African Studies collection, started in 1953, as well as portions of man

On 18 April 2021 our professional lives were changed so unexpectedly and drastically by the quirkiness of both fire and water. It's been a month of shock and deep-seated pain that witnessed the sad and joyous coming together of friends and colleagu

UCT Libraries will reopen as self-study spaces across our network of libraries from Wednesday 28 April 2021. Please visit our Library hours for opening times.

Mop-up operations are under way at the University of Cape Town (UCT), after a large-scale wildfire destroyed several historical buildings on UCT’s upper campus on Sunday, 18 April.

An unexpected natural disaster struck at the heart of UCT Libraries today and I write this message with a deep sense of sorrow and loss at the havoc and devastation it wrought upon the Reading Room of the Jagger Library.

Dikeledi ha di wele fatshe (loosely translated as “Tears do not fall in vain”) has been published by UCT Libraries and is available on the open-acce

The University of Cape Town Libraries, in collaboration with the Department of African Languages and Literatures invites you to the virtual launch of Dikeledi ha di wele fatshe authored by Dr Rethabile Possa-Mogoera.

As knowledge powerhouses, libraries have survived by adapting to the advances of humankind across the ages.  The 2021 South African Library Week (SALW) theme

The announcement on Sunday, February 28 by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the national move from Lockdown Level 3 to Level 1 has the following implications for UCT Libraries and its services.