Cape Town: The Water and Sanitation Directorate’s grant funding supported Light of Life Theatre raised awareness about the need for water conservation among 1000 learners at five schools between February and June 2026. The 20-minute production called ‘Tima Manzi’ used performing arts to captivate audiences, inspire learners to participate in environmental stewardship and to protect critical infrastructure.
The City of Cape Town is committed to support initiatives by community-based organisations. They are helping to improve the condition of rivers and wetlands, where urbanisation has been a leading cause of water pollution. As one of the City’s 22 grant funding recipients for 2026, non-profit organisation Light of Life Theatre has prioritised educating the youth living in hotspot areas.
Reportedly, the Wallacedene based artists developed and staged a production, which combines entertainment with life lessons to put into practice such as wise water use. It fixed leaks and avoided building properties over sewer and water infrastructure access points.
Member of the Mayoral Committee for Water and Sanitation – Councillor Zahid Badroodien stated that the City of Cape Town has made a deliberate investment in community education as a frontline tool in the water conservation strategy. Behavioural change at the household and school level is not a soft intervention, but rather it is essential infrastructure for a water-secure future.
When local artists from Wallacedene take these messages into classrooms, they do something no technical report can. They make water stewardship personal, immediate, and achievable. This is exactly the kind of partnership the City will continue to prioritise and scale.
Considering this, Luyanda Nolidinga from the Light of Life Theatre said that the aspiration for this project is to empower communities to build water resilience from the ground up. The team want to turn an overwhelming global issue into a local priority by transforming water security challenges from a passive concern to one with community-driven solutions.
Nolidinga added that water is the foundation of life, health and dignity. It’s important for everyone to know that every drop wasted through a leak or a blocked drain is a loss to the community’s shared future.