Load shedding (planned) versus power outage Eskom, a South African parastatal, is the country’s main supplier of electricity. For reasons too depressing and lengthy to go into here, there is a serious national shortage of power supply. So for some 12 years now South Africa has been subjected to what it terms ‘load shedding’, which […]
Read More »Finding treasure at Liz at Lancaster Some time ago in BC days (Before Covid) I made up a treasure hunt for one my young grandsons who was having a week-end sleepover. What excitement as he hurtled from one clue to another, each clue carefully zig-zagged at the furthest possible distance from each other around the […]
Read More »In B.C days – not millennia ago – just Before Covid, a friend and I were walking along the Spruit at Delta Park. We saw a man with a home-made poop-scoop, hard at work around the local land mark known as the Blue Bridge which crosses the Braamfontein stream. I was fascinated and went to […]
Read More »Despite day 107, Level 3, Stage 2 ….. Liz at Lancaster is well-prepared South Africa is currently in Level 3 Lockdown (with 5 being the most stringent imposed at midnight on 26th March 2020 and 1 being the lifting of all restrictions), PLUS we are Stage 2 load shedding (rolling 4 hour power outages), with […]
Read More »Self-contained units provide ideal social distancing Here are 10 reasons why Liz at Lancaster Guesthouse provides optimal accommodation for Level 3 and 2 stay overs Direct access from your car to your unit. No reception check-in, lifts or corridors. All rooms have separate entrances and enclosed private outdoor spaces Staff and management live on site […]
Read More »Please don’t treat South African citizens like fools You had us all on-side Mr President. Only yesterday I sung your praises. But then the Minister of Cooperative governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) announced the Level 4 Lockdown regulations due to come into effect tomorrow 1st May. The reversal of the lifting of the ban on […]
Read More »On Thursday 23rd April (4 weeks after Lockdown), President Ramaphosa addressed the nation to announce a phased relaxation of lockdown measures in South Africa. Nobody could give a more cogent response than Herman Le Roux in his Facebook post which has been dubbed “Saluting Our President“. I have copied it verbatim here: I just listened […]
Read More »Melandri’s message to others in Europe On day 3 of lockdown in South Africa (around 29th March) a piece from an Italian novelist was doing the rounds on social media. At that stage she had been on lockdown in Rome for 3 weeks and had written a letter to fellow Europeans, laying out the range […]
Read More »The post below however, is a bit of a cheat as it simply takes (word for word) a communication from Andrew Delmont, a financial Planner at Toro Financial Planners. And yes, I have his permission to use it – as my son, what else could he say to his mother but “Of course”! I hope […]
Read More »Maboneng Township Arts Experience with Jozi Walks May 2019 For three years running, over a May weekend, the Johannesburg Development Agency has organized Walk My Jozi #JoziWalks, a series of sponsored walking tours in partnership with local community activists, tourism entrepreneurs, walking-tour operators and heritage specialists. 2018 saw me exploring Orlando East with His and […]
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