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Gift of the Givers support UCT students affected by campus fire
21 April 2021 | Director Roxanne Harris. Videography and Edit Oatmeal Productions Photo Lerato Mhlanga.After a devastating fire affected the Rondebosch campus of the University of Cape Town (UCT) on Sunday, 18 April, nearly 4 000 students had to be evacuated from residences and moved to emergency accommodation around Cape Town.
Gift of the Givers, the largest disaster agency in Africa, along with other corporate companies and volunteers came out to support UCT students affected by the campus fire, through meals and other essential items.
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