The Amazing History of The Shweshwe Cloth
One of the things I noticed when I began working at Londolozi was the beautiful uniform worn by the ladies of the Londolozi choir. The skirts are a bright blue …
One of the things I noticed when I began working at Londolozi was the beautiful uniform worn by the ladies of the Londolozi choir. The skirts are a bright blue …
It’s a question we often get asked as guides: “Do leopards have favourite trees?” Well, there’s more to the answer than a simple yes or no. I have on a …
Busman’s Holiday: a holiday or form of recreation that involves doing the same thing that one does at work. The surest proof that we love what we do here at …
If one looks at the portfolios of the world’s top wildlife photographers, you’ll see that they have one common thread – variety. Silhouette shot is a classic in wildlife photography. …
I’m getting nervous. It gets a bit cliched always writing about the changing seasons and temperatures and colours, so I’m not going to do that. My main concern is that …
Ficus sansibarica. The Knobbly Fig, in English. A species of strangler fig. Prosaic words, for a thing so beautiful. It sounds a little crazy to have favourite trees. Then again, …
To say that I’m fascinated by birds is an understatement. For me, as I’m sure for many guides, birds are some of the unsung heroes of a bushveld experience, who …
Many of our guests want to meet Kate Groch, the remarkable woman (and teacher) who features in Boyd’s book and the brains behind a new model of education that is …
One of the more prominent leopards on Londolozi over the last year has been the Mashaba young female. Prominent not so much from a dominance standpoint but more from sheer …
I’m not the most popular person with the Londolozi vehicle workshop. I’ve broken my fair share of steering rods and severed a good few brake-fluid pipes and fuel lines by …
It’s always hard selecting the ten ‘best’ images of the month. What can strike a chord with one person may arouse nothing in another, and photographs can be judged according …
As rain clouds filled the sky, rolling in from an almost unreachable horizon, they reminded us that summer is here. A change in season and scenery transporting us to a …
“When your hands smell like the food that you have cooked for your village. When your clothes smell like the fire that brought everyone together. When your feet are tired …
Lion dynamics tend to be forever unfolding at a daily rate at the best of times, and then suddenly halt in any change whatsoever. One would be incorrect in fearing that during such …
You will recall on this week’s most recent Week in Pictures that there was a sighting of the Makotini male chasing a male cheetah from his traditional hunting grounds. Picking …