A global water management framework, developed by professionals across all spheres of society, is using Cape Town’s success in avoiding Day Zero as a benchmark to help other cities become water secure.

The draft framework was released this week ahead of the W12 Congress in May, which will see leaders from water-stressed cities gather in the Mother City to address water challenges.

Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will be one of the keynote speakers. The President of the W12 Rene Frank says the Terminator actor is keen to learn from Cape Town, as California also experienced a severe drought in 2008

Cape Town has really become a global symbol of how to solve a water crisis, which has led to unprecedented water collaboration across all sectors of society.

One of the participants of the W12 Congress, is the Institute for Ecological Civilisation. The President of the Institute Phillip Clayton says the scale of the cooperation that is happening is very significant.

If you would like more information about the W12 congress visit W12-congress.com

Pic: Task team leaders release the draft Water Management Framework, which will be fleshed out ahead of the May conference

The NCC Wildfires has lauded their all-female firefighting crew, who was among 150 firefighters who recently helped to contain a devastating fire in Noordhoek.  15 young women from across the Mother City who graduated from the Chrysalis Academy in November last year, were deployed to a real life fire incident, for the first time. Upon their arrival the new recruits immediately showcased the skills they developed, during their intense three month training sessions at the academy.

After a grueling first experience of life as a firefighter, the crew went into happy-mode, singing a praise song.

The brave women are the City’s first ever all-female firefighting crew in history.

Inner Circle Entertainment proudly presents the world premiere performance of  Symphony of Santoor featuring the santoor virtuoso Rahul Sharma live in concert with Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra. The concert will feature a range of Indian classical ragas, folk, film and light classical music compositions rearranged for orchestra, with the 100-stringed santoor as the main solo instrument, accompanied by the 46-piece orchestra and musicians from India.

This production follows Inner Circle Entertainment’s highly acclaimed and world-first productions Symphony of Ghazal (2016), and Maher Zain (2018), both with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra.

With over 60 released albums, the master of the 100-stringed santoor, Rahul Sharma, has experimented with his music and taken the santoor into various genres from classical to folk to new age and world fusion. His album Namaste India with Kenny G is still one of the best-selling fusion albums from India.

Symphony of Santoor takes place on Friday 21 February 2020 at the Artscape Opera House. Tickets from R200 – R600 available at Computicket.

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The City’s Directorate of Safety and Security says the 500 newly-trained law enforcement officers, to be deployed next month, will boost safety in the City’s most crime-affected communities.

The officers will work along-side the hundreds of law-enforcers already doing duty in Cape Town.

The Mayoral Committee member for Safety and Security JP Smith and Mayor Dan Plato went along to the training academy to see them demonstrate their training

Smith says the officers received intensive training the past few weeks, to prepare them for doing duty on the streets.