Books about South Africa – What is home to you? Posted on 19 September 20245 September 2024 Panel discussions at Kingsmead Book Fair about what home means to you. Clever autobiography by Katlego Thulare using images of… Read more Newsletter from Liz at Lancaster January 2024 Posted on 27 January 202424 May 2024 I was somewhat shocked to see that the last time I sent out a newsletter was in late 2019, shortly… Read more On the Political Front:Looking back on 2023  Posted on 15 January 202424 May 2024 One thing South Africa doesn’t do is “uneventful” Several guests have written asking for more detail on various aspects of… Read more Siemon Allen at JCAF 2023 Posted on 2 August 202324 May 2024 Siemon Allen’s Stamps V 2010 All four of the Otherscapes installations at JCAF , showing in 2023, are intriguing and… Read more Stitches that heal body and soul: the Keiskamma Tapestry exhibition at Constitution Hill 2022 Posted on 10 November 202224 May 2024 Umaf’ evuka, nje ngenyanga /Dying and Rising as the Moon Does  This is the title of the exhibition of tapestries… Read more South Africa July 2021: (Still) lovely beyond all the singing Posted on 28 July 202127 May 2024 Turmoil in South Africa  The events of the week of 11th July 2021 left South Africa reeling. Much has been… Read more A gem of a read Posted on 14 July 202130 May 2024 Cry the Beloved Country.  What do we do in times like this? Watch the news to keep abreast?  Weep for… Read more Birding at Zaagkuilsdrift and KgomoKgomo: an easy 2 hour drive from Joburg Posted on 20 March 202127 May 2024 Liz at Lancaster is a bird friendly establishment  Liz at Lancaster is recognized by BirdLife South Africa as a birding friendly… Read more Parkview’s Public Park Posted on 4 January 202127 May 2024 Parks as sites of activism In addition to being places of leisure and recreation, parks and public spaces are containers… Read more Avitourism – a lucrative tourism market Posted on 3 August 201927 May 2024 Tapping into the economic potential of the birding community A few months back an article in Tourism Update caught my… Read more