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On Mandela Day 2016, non-governmental organisation (NGO) Habitat for Humanity South Africa set about teaching Orange Farm residents what it knows best – how to fix up homes.

The first Monday in October is World Habitat Day. Habitat for Humanity and the Nelson Mandela Foundation are calling on South Africans to mobilize teams and join them in their World Habitat Day Events on Monday 3 October.

Rhodes University had a bumper 'Trading Live for Mandela' week this year, with 118 events happening over five days. Grocotts Mail published an eight-page insert, written by the Rhodes Journalism 3 students, about the events.

In commemoration of World Habitat Day, 3 October 2016, Habitat for Humanity is calling on all South Africans to mobilise teams to join them in their World Habitat Day events and help the communities of Orange Farm, (Gauteng) and in Mfuleni (Western Cape).