Outstanding South African Women
On Monday the 9th of August the South African nation celebrated National Women’s Day. A day which remembers and celebrates not just the role which women played in the struggle …
On Monday the 9th of August the South African nation celebrated National Women’s Day. A day which remembers and celebrates not just the role which women played in the struggle …
The barbed wire fence surrounded a lone, gated building where the women were toiling over their wares. To the left, long rolls of circular tubes were being spun relentlessly whilst …
A leopard lantern, made by African artists, to Hold the Light for the wilderness, for human creativity, and for the shared humanity that connects us all. As that light ripples …
Long before Londolozi and The Joinery ever sat down at the same table, their stories had already begun taking shape in care and intention. Some fellowships arrive with an announcement. Ours …
There is a story Jean Giono wrote in 1953, about a shepherd named Elzéard Bouffier who lived alone in a barren stretch of Provence. Each evening Bouffier sorted acorns by …
A Return To Family, A Return To Place There are places that hold you differently. Not because of what they offer, but because of what they carry. Memory in the …
There are books that document the world, and there are books that change how you see it. The Assouline Family has always known the difference. In our hundredth year, they …
There’s a recurring joke in my household, usually delivered with a weary look from my darling Samantha after a long afternoon wrangling our two epic (read: chaotic) kids, that the …
There is a particular moment, sometime between the bush and the boma, when guests often pause. The vehicle has just rolled back into camp. The engine is quiet. And somehow, …
Storytellers That Hold the Light | Entry No. 1 It feels exactly right to begin Storytellers That Hold the Light here, with the woman who first understood that this place …
There is a story behind every story at Londolozi. One hundred years deserves more than a celebration. It deserves to be told. I’ve been sitting with this idea for a …
As the year gently draws to a close, Londolozi takes on a slightly different rhythm. The bush softens into summer; the days long and golden, and our shared spaces begin …
“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” – Henry Ford Earlier this year, I shared an update on the incredible momentum building across …
There’s a particular kind of magic that happens when you gather the people you love most in a place where time moves differently. Where the rhythm of the day is …
A Story of Sacred Trees, Shared Wisdom, and Sustainable Futures For as long as Londolozi has existed, the marula tree has stood as a quiet sentinel – its wide, welcoming …