Breaking Bread with Libation Bakery
Libation Bakery is the latest restaurant pop-up experience in the city - but it differs from the rest in its intention. Jeriah spoke to the team behind the experience to find out more
Honouring the Spirit of Hip Hop - The Curated By Kaya Experience
We reflect on a special night had celebrating Hip Hop, an event curated by the team at Kaya.
SEN~SA: Entanglements
Over the course of two weekends the Entanglements festival, presented by SENSA (Sonic Exploration Network of South Africa), wove the strands of sound, human connection and entropy, creating an atmosphere of abstract frequencies not bound by any resonant structure.
Build the room you want to be in
Themba Hadebe reflects on his experience as part of the panel at the recent Tradecraft Workshop hosted by Dusk Studios
“WE DON’T PLAY” - The launch of ‘Our COnditions Of Work’
A press release issued by the Ad Hoc Comittee for Organising Musicians about the launch of their ‘We Don’t Play’ campaign
Collective Joy with ‘A Semblance: Of return’
Nikki Mendu reflects on the album launch of A Semblance: Of Return at Color Box Studios
Love, music and Passion: An A.R.T.S Entertainment Showcase
Owentando Zantsi stopped by Wine and Dine, a Valentine’s how put on by A.R.T.S Entertainment, showcasing the best of the local Obz Scene
in the room at ‘the voice in my head’ tour
Sivu recently attended Cellz ‘The Voice in my Head’ tour - this is his review of the night
Taking back the block with Energy 018
We chatted to Nana Anazodo from AIRY Collective and Maxwell Adjavon from iMullar about Energy 018, the upcoming iMullar Sound System event at Texas on January 3rd
The Memories Made At Felabration
A celebration in the Mother City centred around the legacy of Fela Kuti, here was our thoughts on FELABRATION.
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