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We are excited to announce that we’ve partnered with The Scene Cape Town to feature our articles on their brand-new app ...
23/09/2026

We are excited to announce that we’ve partnered with The Scene Cape Town to feature our articles on their brand-new app and cultural network.

The Scene Cape Town is a human-curated cultural network which showcases events, journalism, and creative work on a locally-built platform.

Download it for free and find our selections alongside other publications from around the city!

Talking To Strangers | Cape Town Cocktail Bar is hosting us for another Taste of VERVE, and for Volume 3 Chef Jeriah is ...
23/09/2026

Talking To Strangers | Cape Town Cocktail Bar is hosting us for another Taste of VERVE, and for Volume 3 Chef Jeriah is taking us along the good ways of the West African Diaspora

Following along his passions of soul food with bold flavours, this time around he’s pulling from the Caribbean, Northern Brazil, and The Cajun Riviera

No bookings - first come, first serve, while stock last. So be sure to get there early so you don’t miss out

Come kuier, eat lekker. There’s love in every bite

Design by Kyra

“There is an interiority to each of the pieces and, by virtue of this, each of those who make it. You step into their pr...
22/09/2026

“There is an interiority to each of the pieces and, by virtue of this, each of those who make it. You step into their practice of how they view the world and their bodies within it. If ever art were to be political, and in a South African context, art is always political, especially when it comes to the bodies of women. And to have all these nudes on full display, without shame and secretiveness, to see wholly who the artists and curators are, is an invitation to see yourself.”

Last month our newest writer, Naomi van Doveren, visited the Girls Gallery 💘 for their ‘Send Nudes’ exhibition.

This is her reflection of the night.

Read the full article at the link in the bio

Article and images by Naomi van Doveren

“We need people that are not afraid of us. People that don’t worship us so much that they’re afraid to tell us the truth...
16/09/2026

“We need people that are not afraid of us. People that don’t worship us so much that they’re afraid to tell us the truth.

You know, that thing that my father said about giving 100%. What he was basically talking about is why don’t you just pour yourself out completely? This is the way in which I’m approaching music now. It’s like I’m going to pour myself out. And I’m going to also pour myself out to people.”

Last Tuesday we got invited to the album listening session for uJabulile’s sophomore album, ‘Ipasi’, and VERVE writer luke asive swanepoel was there to experience the evening.

You can read his full reflection at the link in the bio

Article by Luke Swanepoel
Photography:
Slides 1 & 6: Quiet Life Co
Slides 2-5, 7 & 8: luke asive swanepoel

“‘We’re gonna sing our hearts out now,’ Internet Athi kicked off the set—and there was plenty of heart in the tender del...
13/09/2026

“‘We’re gonna sing our hearts out now,’ Internet Athi kicked off the set—and there was plenty of heart in the tender delivery of the vocals. He wielded his charm, teasing the crowd, who taunted him back, shouting “c’mon now!!!” The songs’ forms have been adapted for the show, drawing them out, slowing them down, enabling spontaneous flights of fancy vocals for Athi. But he also portrayed humility, often stepping aside, beret bowed, to spotlight his band.”

Wrapping up our reflections on the Heat Winter Arts Festival we have Ntando Bam and Caitlin Honeywell with their reviews of the final night of the festival

Events like the HEAT Arts Festival are what we at VERVE are all about - celebrating the vibrant culture of the city, and the artists who keep it alive. Be sure to keep your eyes peeled next winter when the festival comes around again.

Full articles can be found at the link in the bio

Words by Ntando Bam and Caitlin Honeywell
Photography by Vuyolwethu of POLE.studios

“By the closing songs, the H.U.B Gallery didn’t feel like a venue anymore. It felt like a room full of people quietly ag...
11/09/2026

“By the closing songs, the H.U.B Gallery didn’t feel like a venue anymore. It felt like a room full of people quietly agreeing to be a little more honest with themselves before they walked back out into the cold. It’s the kind of show that reminds you why HEAT exists in the first place - not performances, but people making way for the truth, and a room willing to sit with it.”

For Day 5 of the Heat Winter Arts Festival we have two unique takes - this time around both Nikki Menu and Luke Swanepoel were in attendance, and each of them have written an immersive reflection of the performances

You can both articles at the link in the bio

Words by Nikki and luke asive swanepoel
Photography by luke asive swanepoel
Slide 10 by Vuyolwethu

“I was also reminded of the embodiment that is invited, even essential, in the act of performance. The body become the w...
09/09/2026

“I was also reminded of the embodiment that is invited, even essential, in the act of performance. The body become the word, taking on the capacity to create meaning beyond “I”, beyond singularity. The body instrument by which I becomes us, by which then and now becomes more, by which here becomes an elsewhere.“

Leading our final week of reviews of the Heat Winter Arts Festival music programme curated by Quiet Life Co is Emily Freedman, who attended the fourth day of performances featuring Ruby Alix, Tessi and vuyo viwe ☥

You can find the full article at the link in our bio

Words by Emily Freedman
Phtography by skyla haley

“I want to touch on where we come from. I want to touch on how we as laaities were playing on the pavilion with the sea ...
04/09/2026

“I want to touch on where we come from. I want to touch on how we as laaities were playing on the pavilion with the sea squid, watching the fisherman do strange things but we’d mimic them and find ourselves little clams. It was fascinating at the time and it all boils down to who we are right now, working for a really cool establishment, gaining knowledge and giving knowledge to those who work with us as a team.”

Chef Miguel Blick and Joshua Jacobs from The Dinner Club aren’t just hosting a pop up this evening, they’re doing a lot more than that.

They’re taking their guests on a journey through the streets of South-East Asia, while incorporating their own upbringing, and distilling it into a once off experience that has no match.

More than that, they’re setting out to carve a new path in Cape Town’s vibrant food scene.

Read the full interview with The Dinner Club at the link in the bio

For coverage of the third day of the Heat Winter Arts Festival music programme curated by Quiet Life Co we have a somewh...
02/09/2026

For coverage of the third day of the Heat Winter Arts Festival music programme curated by Quiet Life Co we have a somewhat of a unique take - this time around we have a collaborative review written by [We, The Hive].

“Observers of the moment, observing the movement”, they bring an interesting perspective to the performances of the evening, led by L u h ' r a and OPERATION KHATAZA

Check out the link in the bio for the full article

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Article and photography by [We, The Hive]

“By the time the last note settled, it was hard to remember the room as anything other than what it had become — a space...
02/09/2026

“By the time the last note settled, it was hard to remember the room as anything other than what it had become — a space held open by power musicians who, despite arriving from different sonic worlds, all seemed less interested in performing at us than inviting us somewhere quieter.“

HEAT Festival Day 2 took us to our new home for the middle part of the Quiet Life Co music programme, the Spier Arts Trust at Union House, as Mfazwe.yaMwezi and MANA | Mariana del Carmen held us for a night of harmonious rhythms

Check out luke asive swanepoel’s reflection of the night at the link in our bio

📸:
Slide 1 - Vuyolwethu / POLE.studios
Slides 2,3,5 and 6: luke asive swanepoel
Slides 4,7 and 8: Ashiq

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