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Reimagining, reinventing and reclaiming our Jozi; Main Street Sunday
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Main Street Sunday 12th April 2026 On a crisp Highveld autumnal April day, in the heart of Jozi’s inner city,…
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Eugenie Drakes’ mantra: The youth is our future
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An Invisible Thread Eugenie Drakes and I have a lot in common, and our paths have crisscrossed for at least…
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What buildings speak of Jozi?
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Dovetailing of ideas, location, buildings and books – what a treat. The Johannesburg Heritage Foundation holds a monthly first Saturday…
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Isitha Sabantu at the Market Theatre until 29th March – raw, powerful and spell-binding
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Isitha Sabanutu at the Market Theatre will linger long in my memory – gut-wrenching and poignant. It is a superb…
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Greg Kerr’s Johannesburg show: “My advice is, look at the paintings”
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Greg Kerr’s Tangential Histories Paintings 2017 to 2026 A quick alert post before Tangential Histories becomes proper history. Greg Kerr’s…
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Liz at Lancaster Newsletter January 2026
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For anybody not on our mailing list here is a copy of our 2026 newsletter: Dear Guests, Friends, Colleagues, Family…
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What’s in a name: Geraniums/Pelargoniums?
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I was fortunate enough to travel to Vancouver and then Ireland in July/August last year where the hanging baskets of…
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South Africa, Two Years On: A Work in Progress
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“How are things in South Africa?” I was asked this question in early 2024 by many living outside the country:…
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Music in Jozi to diarize for 2026
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Mostly Classical – but jazz venues to follow Although Jozi is hardly a St. Petersburg, a Vienna (or any other…
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Jozi weather is just like the city – mild and glorious or frenzied and dramatic
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Most people agree that Joburg has one of the best climates in the world: high blue skies in winter and…
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