Celebrate Africa Month !

May 2013 is Africa Month @ UCT and an exciting programme of activities and events has been organised to celebrate it!  Come and participate in the celebration of your, and your university’s, African identity.

View the full programme of Africa Month events.


Friday lunch-time film screenings in the Chancellor Oppenheimer Library during Africa Month:

A DAY WITH THE PRESIDENT
Where:  Ulwazi Training Lab,  Chancellor Oppenheimer Library
When: Friday 17 May 2013 at 12h45 for 13h00
Duration: 53 minutes
About the film

MAMA GOEMA: THE CAPE TOWN BEAT IN FIVE MOVEMENTS
Where:  Ulwazi Training Lab,  Chancellor Oppenheimer Library
When: Friday 24 May 2013 at 12h45 for 13h00
Duration: 56 minutes
About the film 

IKON SOUTH AFRICA: SHORT DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE
Where:  Ulwazi Training Lab,  Chancellor Oppenheimer Library
When: Friday 31 May 2013 at 12h45 for 13h00
About the documentaries: .
       NATIVE YARD 1  (Duration: 3 minutes)
       GEMAAKTE HARE (Duration 7 minutes)
       BIKO’S CHILDREN (Duration 14 minutes)
       AMINA MY DAUGHTER  (Duration 15 minutes)
       PAM & ASHRAF (Duration 15 minutes)


Celebrate Africa Month by attending a Creative African Beading Workshop hosted by Human Resources (HR) and International Academic Programmes Office (IAPO)

Learn to craft your own bracelet, necklace or earrings with African beads. During the workshop you will also learn to fold a fashionable headscarf and experience Monkeybiz non-profit bead project’s artwork exhibition.

Prizes for the best THREE craft designs.  Come and share your creative flair!  Men welcome.

Where? When?   Find out more

Extended Opening Hours

During the consolidation and examination periods, the Chancellor Oppenheimer Library’s opening hours will be extended as follows:

Opening hours during the week:
For the period, Monday 20 May – Wednesday 05 June:
Monday – Thursday:  08h00 – 23h00;  Fridays: 08h00-18h00
On the last day of exams, Thursday 06 June: 08h00-18h00

On the weekends:
The Library will be open as follows:
Saturday 18 May:  09h00 – 17h00
Sunday 19 May:   10h00 – 18h00
Saturday 25 May:  09h00 – 17h00
Sunday 26 May:  10h00 – 18h00
Saturday 01 June:  09h00 – 17h00
Sunday 02 June: 10h00 – 18h00

Outside of these hours, the COL 24/7 (Immelman) and COL 24/7 (Hlanganani) study areas will be available.

We wish you all the best for your exams!

(Vacation hours—Mon-Fri 08h30-17h00 and Sat 09h00-12h30—will come into effect on Friday 07 June 2013.)