Carrying the Flame: Felabration and the New Pan-African Sound of Cape Town
This Saturday the 25th Felabration comes to the city, hosted by The Remedy and featuring bands which exemplify Fela’s musical stylings and his legacy
An exploration of art and trauma through Bill Chen’s CHICKEN
New VERVE writer Owentando Zantsi chat’s to director Bill Chen about his short film Chicken - the closing film at the upcoming Reel-to-Reality Film Festival
AFROCENTRIC: CREATING MOMENTS OF NOSTALGIA IN THE CITY
This Saturday the 27th Nostalgia is hosting their first ‘Afrocentric’ event, and we chatted to founder Dnemas and the artists involved to learn more about their identity as African creatives
Intersectional Identity at A&K: A Review
Nicole reviews her experience at the latest A&K exhibition focusing on Intersectional Identity
Bruce Conway, Drag as a process
We are proud to introduce our newest contributor, Daisy Greene, as she interviews Drag King Bruce Conway about the therapeutic process of drag
What’s on at the Open Book Festival 2025
Jeriah chats to Frankie Murrey - co-ordinator and curator for the Open Book Festival - about the nature of the festival, the challenges they faced this year, and the excting events on the lineup
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The Outlore embark on their latest immersive work - The Cardinal
Chaos In The City - A Show Of Musical Fortitude
On our third outing of JOEY’s Chaos In The City music event, we used the moment to fully unravel our experience while also breaking down the motives behind such an important event series.
The Sunday Show in Obs’ Backyard
Jeriah chats to Uncool Ant about The Sunday Show - A variety show in our very own Backyard
the literary nourishment of sour fig poetry
After attending the Sour Fig Poetry reading at Obs Books this past month, Daisy Greene interviewed founder Alice Sholto-Douglas to hear the story of Sour Fig’s inception
MAMOQ - The mense behind ‘MENSE’
Jeriah chats to Bronwyn Craddock and Yaassen Cader, founders of MAMOQ and curators of the MENSE event series - a cultural exhibition of custom designed Graassies
Pretty Girls disrupting the culture
Jeriah chats to GHXST and BABY BOOSH, the duo behind Pretty Girls Like Events: an event series with a focus on curating spaces, and now showcasing African stories at their screening events in collaboration with ONTANGA
Zubayr Charles’ “Please, don’t call me moffie” receives standing ovations
Ahead of Zubayr Charles’s next show, Nicole Shamira reflects on the success of his Suidoosterfees run of ‘Don’t call me moffie’, featuring Anzio September
On Moss & Music
Jess Myhill and Sihle Mkosi from Moss Media chat to Jeriah about their new live music endeavour, Moss & Music
David Arries And The Warmth of Sun Raise
In this interview, Vuyo chats to David Arries about his experience with Sun Raise - the creative-lead initiative to provide funding and support to students in need.
Conor Hugo- Sound Producer, Scene Builder
Emily Freedman chats to Conor Hugo about Jazz, Queer Culture, and what it takes to curate a space within the Cape Town scene
The Lore of THe Outlore Base
Liam Gillespie, a choreographer and dancer by trade, and Kimberley Buckle, writer, director, and theatre maker sat down with us to tell us more about The Outlore Theatre company and how their search for a space to flourish led to nurturing a space for creatives of all kinds to gather.
Love, Lies, and the Messy Truths of ‘Closer’
Under the direction of Klara Robertson, this Cape Town production of Patrick Marber’s ‘Closer’ breathes new life into the text, reinterpreting its raw emotional core for contemporary audiences.
Nicole Chetty sat down with the director and cast to find out what drew them to this play with themes of love, betrayal and longing.
From Class Clown To Stand-Up Comedian - A Luzuko Botha Special
Introducing Luzuko Botha, one of Cape Town’s prominent Comedic acts. We used this opportunity to learn more about his craft, the art of writing, the ups and downs of live performances, and much more.
Catching up with Themba Hadebe
Entrepreneur, Podcast host, King of Bants - Themba Hadebe is a man that wears many hats. We sat down with him for a catch up to chat about passion, value, and the culture