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VOC Breakfast

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 and ordinary people. Presenters Sabera, Goolam and producer Loushe make up this dynamic team – all very different personalities that make for interesting conversation, heated debates and plenty of laughs and tears. This show is listener driven and the team loves engaging with callers – no topic is off-bounds! We serve you breakfast every morning Monday to Friday from 6.30am to 9am.
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Consumer issues

Next up, we have award-winning consumer journalist, Wendy Knowler, for The Times newspaper, the daily sister newspaper to the Sunday Times. Not to be confused with the Cape Times. Her column, In Your Corner, is published in The Times every Monday. Wendy Knowler will discuss issues that consumers face on…
19 Aug 2015 8 min

Feedback about the Minister of Justice's visit to courts

The various challenges facing Mitchell's Plain courts from inadequate infrastructure and security which impacts on service delivery came under the spotlight on Monday when the Minister of Justice and correctional services visited Mitchell's Plain and Philippi magistrates courts. Upgrades are now underway for these courts. We chat now to the…
19 Aug 2015 10 min

Fishing harbours under the spotlight

The Western Cape Government will be intiating an intergovernmental dispute with National government over the management of the 12 fishing harbours in the Western Cape. We chat now to the spokesperson for Premier Helen Zille, Michael Mpofu…
19 Aug 2015 8 min

Burning of Masjidul Aqsa

On the morning of the 21st of August 1969, a fire engulfed the southeastern wing of the Al-Aqsa mosque. The perpetrator, who was responsible for the destruction of this 1000 year old historic mimbar was an Australian tourist, Dennis Michael Rohan, who was arrested the following day. He claimed to…
19 Aug 2015 7 min

Muslim Marriages

A Mitchell's Plain woman is suing her ex-husband, the cabinet, the Mulsim Judicial council and the government employees pension fund for half of her and her former husband's estates and half of his pension interet. She is also asking the Western Cape High Court to order that Muslim marriages are…
18 Aug 2015 7 min

Halaal logo issues

Many listeners have been phoning in an sms'ing questioning why there is no halaal logo on milk cartons. There have also been concerns about the Ferrero Rocher and Lindt chocolates. To tell us more, we have the theological director of the South African National Halaal authority, Ml Muhammad Saeed Navlakhi…
18 Aug 2015 7 min

South Africa's slide towards 'rocky road' economy

According to the CEO of the SA Institute of Race relations,, South Africa is sliding towards a 'rocky road' scenario and global perceptions are swinging rapidly against the country. He was speaking at the second annual i3 Summit hosted by Sanlam investments and Glacier at Sanlam. On the line to…
18 Aug 2015 6 min

First SA hujjaj depart

Well the first groups of SA hujjaj departed this weekend and should have arrived in the Saudi Kingdom by now. About 800 Capetonians are expected to depart for haj this year. Online to chat about how this weekend’s departures went off, is Sedick Steenkamp, the chairperson of the SA Haj…
17 Aug 2015 9 min

Western Cape experiencing gas shortages

VOC has received some complaints over the shortage of gas in the Western Cape. Many gas businesses in Cape Town are currently out of stock. Experts are saying that the high demand during winter, load-shedding, and the high cost of electricity are the reasons for the shortages of Liquefied Petroleum…
17 Aug 2015 9 min

NGO takes up Metrorail service issues

Metrorail can certainly not stay out of the news with daily service issues reported in the media. Most recently, train commuters have complained about the spate of crimes in recent months. Commuters say inadequate security on carriages has left them at the mercy of criminals. An organisation called the Public…
17 Aug 2015 8 min

Anniversary of Marikana

Yesterday marked that watershed moment in South Africa’s history – what has been widely called the Marikana massacre. The 16th August marks exactly three years since 34 miners were gunned down by police during a violent, unprotected strike. Yesterday, scores of people gathered on the infamous koppie where they paid…
17 Aug 2015 8 min

Plans on track for Mandarin to be rolled out in schools

The Basic Education Department says it’s on track with its plans to see the implementation of Mandarin as a subject in South African schools. But it seems as though many people are not in support of this, questioning why African languages are being side-lined in favour of foreign ones. To…
14 Aug 2015 7 min

Debate around the Dagga Bill continues

There’s still not much consensus around the Medical Innovation Bill, which advocates for the legalisation of cannabis for medical purposes. The Medical Innovation Bill was introduced by the late IFP MP Mario Oriani-Ambrosini, who made use of cannabis oil while suffering from end-stage lung cancer. The Central Drug Authority made…
14 Aug 2015 9 min

Manenberg’s container people (pacakage)

Last week the ANC in the Western Cape spoke out about the deplorable living conditions of what they called the "container people" in Manenberg. These are residents who were live in council housing currently being upgraded by the City of Cape Town. They were relocated to metal shipping boxes last…
14 Aug 2015 6 min

Growing public outcry over Virgin Active incident

Social media was on fire yesterday following an incident in which BDS South Africa member Muhammed Desai was booted out of a Virgin Active gym in Houghton, Johannesburg. And it seems that more and more people are upset over the incident, with many threatening to wear similar t-shirts in support…
14 Aug 2015 9 min

Sexual offences court

As part of the educating the nation about their services, the Department of Justice and Constitutional development would like to focus on the Sexual offences courts.
13 Aug 2015 6 min

Hujaaj departures commencing this weekend

Haj season is officially here…can you believe it. The first batch of Cape Town hujaaj is departing this Friday. Let’s chat quickly to Nonkanyiso Nyilika from the Airports Company South Africa about the logistics at the airport
13 Aug 2015 7 min

Growing movement against GHC closure

Well it seems as though community opposition against the closure of the Good hope Centre is growing stronger. Yesterday, several organisations came together to announce a mass march to the Mayor’s office in the coming weeks. Online to chat about this Fachmy Abrahams from the Southern African Clothing and Textile…
13 Aug 2015 7 min
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