Category: Johannesburg history and heritage

BAPS-murti-Northriding Exploring Jozi: BAPS Hindu Temple, Northriding Posted on Exploring Jozi A visit to Shayona’s restaurant (which is more of a low-key café) at the small Hindu Temple in… Read more Lebo-bikeride-soweto A staycation in Soweto: Lebo’s Bed and Breakfast Posted on A night’s staycation on Soweto My friend Les whom I have known for more years than I am prepared to… Read more #MainStreetSunday-April2026 Reimagining, reinventing and reclaiming our Jozi; Main Street Sunday Posted on Main Street Sunday 12th April 2026 On a crisp Highveld autumnal April day, in the heart of Jozi’s inner city,… Read more Tlou-Collections Eugenie Drakes’ mantra: The youth is our future Posted on An Invisible Thread Eugenie Drakes and I have a lot in common, and our paths have crisscrossed for at least… Read more Dolobran-Johannesburg What buildings speak of Jozi? Posted on Dovetailing of ideas, location, buildings and books – what a treat. The Johannesburg Heritage Foundation holds a monthly first Saturday… Read more Alick auden cropped Liz at Lancaster Newsletter January 2026 Posted on For anybody not on our mailing list here is a copy of our 2026 newsletter: Dear Guests, Friends, Colleagues, Family… Read more TopRanking-Johannesburg-Guesthouse Snippets from Liz at Lancaster and surrounds Posted on Despite the many woes widely reported in local and international press, spring has brought a lightness to Jozi’s step and… Read more SterkfonteinCavesTour Dive back in deep time at Sterkfontein Caves in the Cradle of Humankind Posted on 3.67 million year old fossils found a mere 40 kms from Liz at Lancaster My son, grandsons and I decided… Read more RMBLatitudes2025 Shepstone Gardens home to RMB Latitudes- wonderland of whimsy Posted on RMB Latitudes held on the last weekend in May   This art fair takes place annually over the last weekend in… Read more JCAF-Structures-2025 Structures – Worldmaking at JCAF from 31 May to 15 November 2025 Posted on Structures – Worldmaking at JCAF from 31 May to 15 November 2025 JCAF has ‘done it again’. Each exhibition seems… Read more
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