VOC Breakfast

Safety Plan For Rhodes Memorial Following Rapes UCT Rapes

Something which has been quite alarming is the series of rape incidents at Rhodes Memorial. I believe three suspects have been taken in for questioning following the recent attacks. Now to chat about how this is being addressed, we have Marc Truss from the Table Mountain Safety Forum. The Forum…

28 Jan 2016 5 min

SA Citizens Seeking Islamic Finance Is On The Rise

Now we know that the global economy is rather shaky at the moment and for South Africans, it will tough times ahead. Despite still being concentrated in the Middle East and Muslim nations of Southeast Asia, Islamic finance is continually spreading into non-traditional markets, namely East Asia including China and…

27 Jan 2016 8 min

Guinness World Record attempt for SA

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…

27 Jan 2016 8 min

Cape Malay Choirs To Perform Abroad

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…

27 Jan 2016 7 min

Arson investigation at Nomzamo primary in Strand

Now at the moment, South Africa is facing many challenges regarding education so its very frustrating to see how educational resources are being deliberately damaged. The latest incident that we are aware of is that five mobile classrooms at Nomzamo Primary School were deliberately set alight on Saturday. It is…

27 Jan 2016 7 min

Islamic Relief launches Syria Awareness Week

Now this is a topic that I know many of our listeners are passionate about – the Syrian crisis. Not a day goes by where we are not bombarded by images of the Syrian war…and we are constantly reporting on the brutality of this conflict, now entering into its sixth…

27 Jan 2016 7 min

Cosatu visits Avondale primary in Atlantis

Now last week we reported on the shutdown of Avondale primary in Atlantis in light of the fact that the school is in a terrible state and not conducive to learning. Now Cosatu Western Cape leader Tony Ehrenreich visited the school yesterday and has written an open letter to Helen…

27 Jan 2016 5 min

ANC WCape Secretary Reinstated After Suspension

Yesterday we heard that ANC provincial secretary Faiez Jacobs has been reinstated in his position after the party lifted his suspension. Faiez Jacobs was placed on precautionary suspension in December after allegedly beating up a researcher for failing to write a report on the organisation. And of course, opposition parties…

26 Jan 2016 4 min

Consumer Focus with Wendy Knowler

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…

26 Jan 2016 9 min

Feel Good Story: MAD 2 Initiative

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…

26 Jan 2016 5 min

Are you suffering from post -holiday depression?

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…

26 Jan 2016 9 min

Patricia De Lille announced as DA Mayoral Candidate

Incumbent Mayor Patricia De Lille was announced as the DA'S mayoral candidate for the 2016 local government elections yesterday. And of course, with all challenges facing the country right now, at a local government level, it will be a hard road ahead. Mayor De Lille joins us this morning…. Guest:…

26 Jan 2016 7 min

Exclusive agreements in the procurement of school Uniforms.

We know that January is an extremely stressful for parents as they deal with the exorbitant costs of basic school requirements – and of course school uniform often running into thousands of rands. Now in the past, the Competition Commission has received many complaints from parents about the exclusive agreements…

26 Jan 2016 7 min

Gulam Bodi slapped with 20 year ban

South African cricket has been dogged by another match fixing controversy of late and yesterday, Cricket SA announced that cricket Gulam Bodi has been banned for 20 years. This after he admitted charges of contriving or attempting to fix matches during the tournament. CSA CEO Haroon Lorgat addressed a press…

25 Jan 2016 7 min

FGS: Environmental sustainability

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…

25 Jan 2016 7 min

Angie Moteshekga’s Comments On Education - Analysis

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…

25 Jan 2016 7 min

Community Survey 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…

25 Jan 2016 7 min

Western Cape Education

As you may know Learners staff and educators were blocked from entering the gates at Avondale Primary School in Atlantis on the West Coast last week. According to the School Governing Body and the Councillor in the areas and concerned parents participated in the protest against the alleged dilapidated infrastructure…

25 Jan 2016 4 min

Understanding The Delay In Land Claims

Last week we received an sms from a listener questioning the delay of the land claim process. The sms reads as follows ‘’ Slm Kamaal do u think we can go through the topic land claims what is the real problem in dist.6 we go through this every year with…

25 Jan 2016 9 min

Public Transport Voice Meet to Discuss Concerns of Commuter

The Transport Voice, local activists and commuters held a public meeting in Tafelsig Community Centre over the weekend to highlight the concerns and problems faced by commuters. The meeting is part of the organisations campaign to demand the right to protection of public transport users. To tell us more we…

25 Jan 2016 7 min