Autumn has arrived at Londolozi with a beautiful blend of wild encounters, heartfelt milestones, and the continued unfolding of our centenary year.
In this blog, we’ve gathered some of our favourite Instagram Reels from the past month, capturing everything from the muddy-pawed debut of the Mhangeni Pride’s newest cubs and golden-lit moments with the Shingi Male Leopard, to mesmerising drone footage, a glimpse inside Pioneer Camp, and the deeply moving trailer for our three-part documentary series, Courageous Acts of Healing. As Londolozi marks 100 years, each reel feels like a small chapter in a much larger, still-unfolding story.
Enjoy the highlights, and let us know which reel stood out to you most in the comments below.
1.The Newest Additions to the Mhangeni Pride of Lions
Once in a while, the bush gifts us moments that remind us why patience matters. After years of shifting territories and uncertain dynamics, the Mhangeni Pride has welcomed four new cubs, born in November 2025. Seen only briefly before disappearing into dense cover, they re-emerged at the end of January – following their mother to a kill for the very first time, muddy paws padding behind her.
A fragile, hopeful beginning for the Mhangeni Pride. See more here.
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2. Traffic On The Londolozi Airstrip
Standard 05h30 delay at Londolozi International. The ground crew is a bit… wild!
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3. Courageous Acts Of Healing
Three years in the making. One hundred years in the living. We’re sharing the trailer for Courageous Acts of Healing – the first in our three-part documentary series telling the story of how Londolozi came to be. A story of restoration, of courage, and of what happens when you commit – wildly and wholeheartedly – to healing a land. 🌍 Watch Part 1 here.
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4. The Gijima Male Lion Gives Us A Walk By
A quiet summer morning, broken only by the presence of the blonder Gijima male.
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5. Fumani Mathumbu Shares A Heartfelt Happy Birthday Message
What started as his first job soon became something much greater, opening doors and sparking a sense of possibility that helped shape the path he walks today.That journey eventually led him to Good Work Foundation, where he continued to grow and learn. Here he discovered the same beliefs first ignited at Londolozi: a belief in potential, opportunity, and the meaningful creation of career pathways into the world.
Today, Fumani is a leader at GWF, and his story stands as a powerful example of what can grow from a single opportunity. As Londolozi celebrates 100 years, its centenary gift to Good Work Foundation carries this spirit forward, helping more young people discover purpose, opportunity and possibility in their own lives.
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6. A Moment To Remember With The Shingi Male Leopard
Golden light, long grass, and a young leopard finding his place in the wild 🐆 An afternoon spent with the Shingi Male Leopard revealed everything we love about watching young leopards at Londolozi – confident tree climbs, sudden bursts of energy, playful curiosity, and a few ambitious (but unsuccessful) hunting attempts. Still roaming safely within his mother’s territory, he offered us one of those rare sightings where the light, the landscape, and the moment aligned perfectly ✨️ See more here.
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7. Londolozi has turned 100 – and we’re far from done celebrating.
This centenary year is unfolding much like Londolozi’s story itself: chapter by chapter. And to truly honour the safari that changed everything, we’ve created a dedicated 100th anniversary website – a living, breathing space where every new film, story, and moment will appear as it’s released throughout this momentous year.
It’s an invitation to step closer. To explore our history from the inside. To stay connected as the story of Londolozi continues to reveal itself.
From Londolozi Lore – storytelling with a pulse – to the three-part documentary series told by those who have lived it, there is so much waiting to be discovered. And this is just the beginning.
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8. Mesmerising Drone Footage
Footsteps older than time, journeys spanning kilometres – an elephant drifting through the green cathedral of the wild 🐘
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9. A Snippet Of Pioneer Camp
Kick off your shoes. Help yourself from the kitchen. Let the afternoon melt into evening✨️
At Pioneer Camp, the rhythm of the day belongs to you – dictated by the rising sun, the calls of the wild, and the pull toward the people you love most.
This is what unhurried time feels like🐾
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10. We measure time in years. Nature measures it in epochs
One hundred years feels monumental to us – five generations, countless stories, a century of stewardship. And it is something. But set against the ancient rhythm of this land, against leadwood trees that have stood for millennia and granite that remembers when continents were one, 100 years is not really time at all✨️.
Just a flickering of the flame on the never-ending campfire🔥.
This cutdown of our centenary film holds that truth at its heart – the humility of knowing we are temporary custodians of something eternal. The light was here long before 1926. It will burn long after we’re gone.
If you’ve watched the full film, we invite you to return to it through this lens. To feel how brief our moment is, and how precious that makes it.
A moment in time. A flicker of light. An honour to hold✨️.
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What a wonderful way to see the snip pets again. Lions with their muddy paws and leopard high up in a tree are all stunning video’s. Londolozi the best place ever and the stunning animals are the best.
Each reel is incredibly inviting. I look forward to staying at Pioneer Camp with our children and grandchildren, and I would like to congratulate Fumani on his commitment to GWF.
Our northern family dreams of discovering all the inhabitants of the African wilderness, both big and small.
Finally, I would like, if possible, to obtain the FEMALE FAMILY TREE of the Mhangeni Pride. Are they descended from the famous Tsalala lineage? Thank you for your answer.
Happy 100th anniversary to the extended Londolozi family.
Madeleine Poulin, from Canada.