VOC Breakfast

WCED - Illegal schools ordered to close down

Tuturing Centres who have allegedly been operating as illegal schools have been ordered to down tools and stop all activities. How did these facilities manage to cover up their tracks and get people to believe they were credible learning institutions? We chat to Jessica Shelver Spokesperson for the Western Cape…

5 Apr 2016 6 min

#GangsterismMustFall to picket and demand response to previous march against gan

You may recall the #GangsterismMustFall march which took place earlier this year. Well it seems like the Mayor might have missed that memo? While the response is still outstanding the organisers of the GangsterismMustFall movement has not given up on their mission and are set to picket outside the Cape…

5 Apr 2016 9 min

Clock ticking for Red Cross Children Hospital to ICU care-o-meter fundraiser

A bigger and better ICU unit in on the cards for the Red Cross Children Hospital. The expansion of the facility will boost paediatric care and change the lives of children in need of vital healthcare. All this is dependent on fundraising with this project amounting to R10 million. Just…

5 Apr 2016 8 min

IUC elections

Now the Islamic Unity Convention, the licence holder of Radio 786, held a meeting yesterday to embark on electing a new leadership. As has been widely reported there are some differences that exist in the IUC executive teams which has resulted in two camps. A High Court decision was handed…

4 Apr 2016 9 min

Goodhope Centre closed to community

Still on the topic of transformation of the Goodhope centre we chat to Cllr Garreth Bloor , Mayoral Committee Member for Tourism, Events and Economic Development, City of Cape Town Guest: Cllr Garreth Bloor Position: Mayoral Committee Member for Tourism, Events and Economic Development, City of Cape Town

4 Apr 2016 4 min

Goodhope Centre closed to community

As you may know the Goodhope Centre is well known for hosting community events. The Cape Malay Choir board and factory workers union are some of the organisation’s that made use of the facility for its annual events. This has however changes following the City of Cape Town decision to…

4 Apr 2016 12 min

Live KhoiSan Museum at The Castle of Good Hope

High-energy, informative and hard-hitting, Breakfast Beat packs a mean punch. This show is a current affairs and actuality show, which focuses mainly on issues that are of concern to the community that Voice of the Cape serves. The show feature interviews with prominent politicians, community activists, religious leaders, academic experts…

3 Apr 2016 6 min

Feedback on Paarl Festival 2016

High-energy, informative and hard-hitting, Breakfast Beat packs a mean punch. This show is a current affairs and actuality show, which focuses mainly on issues that are of concern to the community that Voice of the Cape serves. The show feature interviews with prominent politicians, community activists, religious leaders, academic experts…

3 Apr 2016 9 min

Affordability of breast cancer medication a concern

High-energy, informative and hard-hitting, Breakfast Beat packs a mean punch. This show is a current affairs and actuality show, which focuses mainly on issues that are of concern to the community that Voice of the Cape serves. The show feature interviews with prominent politicians, community activists, religious leaders, academic experts…

3 Apr 2016 8 min

Nkandla ruling and SA constitution

Social media went haywire after the announcement of the Nkandla Judgement with the Constitutional Court ruling that President Jacobs Zuma has to pay back the money. What does this mean in the context of the South African Constitutions? We chat to Lawson Naidoo, executive secretary of the Council for the…

1 Apr 2016 8 min

COPE : Concourt - Zuma to pay back money

President Jacobs Zuma is expected to fork out a handsome some of money as repayment for funds used to upgrades his Nkandla homestead. Yesterday’s judgment handed down by the Constitutional court was singing to the tune of the opposition reaffirming the credibility of recommendations made by the Public Protector. We…

1 Apr 2016 6 min

Good News: A local entrepreneur running a successful business

Good News is spreading from Khayelitsha to the global arena. A local entrepreneur running a successful business specialising in technology recently named a Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year for 2016. We chat to the man of the moment Luvuyo Rani, owner of Silulo Ulutho Technologies Guest: Luvuyo Rani…

1 Apr 2016 10 min

Public comments on Concourt Ruling -Nkandla

While you might be a the loyal South African citizens doing your bit for the economy by paying your taxes, The Nkandla matter might have left you feeling a bit sour. It would be interesting to know how you feel about the Concourt Ruling that President Zuma needs to pay…

1 Apr 2016 6 min

Concourt Ruling: Nkandla the Political Impact on ANC and ZUMA

Still on the topic of the Concourt judgment and President Zuma now having to dig deep into his pockets to payback money for upgrades to his Nkandla homestead. It would be interesting to know what Political impact this might have on the ANC and President Zuma We now chat to…

1 Apr 2016 8 min

Increase food prices a worry for feeding schemes

While the effects of drought might be costing the economy and affecting food prices, feeding schemes are also feeling the pinch. With less than a week before the start of the new semester school will be welcoming pupils and not only feeding them with knowledge but also providing food to…

31 Mar 2016 7 min

Social Justice Coalition (SJC) and Equal Education (EE) decided to take the Mini

There seems to be an imbalance in security resources in the province with Khayelitsha sitting at the bottom of the list as least resourced area in the Western Cape. While officials might have proposed plans of improving policing in the area, management of crime seems out of control. How serious…

31 Mar 2016 8 min

Centre for Child Law and SGBs intervene in farm school closures

Children living on farms not only face various socioeconomic challenges, but often struggle to gain access to education, traveling great distances to get to school. For pupils from four schools in the Eastern Cape school the start to the new term was even more difficult after the department of education…

31 Mar 2016 6 min

City responds - Safety concerns in Kensington and Train Station

Yesterday we spoke to Mohammed Nordien the Deputy Chair and PRO of Kensington CPF about concerns that residence had about safety and security surrounding the Kensington train station. Some of the issues raised were that vehicles have accessing the area because there is not sufficient parking or drop off points,…

31 Mar 2016 6 min

Good News - Kramat Festival Update

High-energy, informative and hard-hitting, Breakfast Beat packs a mean punch. This show is a current affairs and actuality show, which focuses mainly on issues that are of concern to the community that Voice of the Cape serves. The show feature interviews with prominent politicians, community activists, religious leaders, academic experts…

30 Mar 2016 3 min

Preliminary round for the SA National Quran Competition

High-energy, informative and hard-hitting, Breakfast Beat packs a mean punch. This show is a current affairs and actuality show, which focuses mainly on issues that are of concern to the community that Voice of the Cape serves. The show feature interviews with prominent politicians, community activists, religious leaders, academic experts…

30 Mar 2016 9 min