Staff members, students and members of the public are invited to get their hands dirty in support of Mandela Day at CPUT.

CPUT will be celebrating Mandela Day with former and current District Six residents on July 31 when a general clean-up of the former horticulture nursery on the Cape Town Campus will take place.

The site is the ideal spot for a community urban garden, which could benefit the community and CPUT.

The activities will include:

• A general clean up - clearing of the vegetation and rubble
• Gardening: cleaning of herb garden, composting and planting
• Maintenance: cleaning walls, painting, fixing the panels etc.
• Fixing the boundary fence
• Bricklaying of composting bays
• Cleaning and reviving the fish pond
• Cleaning and marking the location of the original Horstley Street

Register by July 21 and submit to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. For more information contact Desmond Jackson on 021 959 6868/9 or Civic Engagement Office, New Science Building, Bellville Campus.

Mandela Day is celebrated on July 18, (Mandela’s birthday) every year and commemorates the lifetime of service the late Nelson Mandela gave to South Africa and the world.

The Mandela Day campaign encourages South Africans to spend 67 minutes to support a charity or serve in their local community. The 67 minutes symbolically represent the number of years the former President fought for human rights and the abolition of apartheid.

Written by Ilse Fredericks
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The Second Chance Programme at CPUT has once again helped scores of young people to improve their matric marks.

More than 500 learners enrolled for the Second Chance Programme in 2016 and received their results on January 5.

This programme gave them the opportunity to rewrite their matric exams in Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Accounting and English, thanks to the Service-Learning Unit and Advancement Department at CPUT, the National Youth Development Agency, the Education,Training and Development Practices SETA and the Chemical Industries Education & Training Authority (CHIETA).

The new intake of learners for the class of 2017 will open soon.

Project manager and manager of the Service-Learning Unit at CPUT, Jacqui Scheepers, said 2016 matric pupils who didn’t achieve their goals should remember that there’s always hope.

“All they have to do is make contact with us. All it takes is dedication and hard work. As has been proven by the results, some learners jumped from a failure to 60-odd percent. If they can do it so can you.”

To qualify candidates must have written Grade 12 in the years 2014, 2015 or 2016 and have either failed or wish to improve their mark.

For more information learners can visit the 2^nd Chance application desk at the New Science Building, Bellville campus, CPUT from 16 January – 3 February 2017 from 09:00 – 13:00 to complete applications and submit certified documents.

Bring along three certified copies of your ID and a certified copy of your most recent results. All certified copies must be no older than one month.

Contact Yandiswa Mene at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Theresa Burns at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 082 419 4736 or 021 959 6868/9 for more information.

Written by Ilse Fredericks

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