VOC Breakfast

South African Municipal workers union strike

The South African Municipal Workers union embarked on a strike yesterday. SAMWU served the City with a strike notice last month to look at various issues. On the show yesterday morning, Mayco member for Corporate service, Councillor Xanthea Limberg told us about the City's last ditch attempts to avert this…

5 May 2015 7 min

Off the rails with Kamal Salasa

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…

5 May 2015 4 min

City of Cape Town website on water

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…

5 May 2015 8 min

Reporting of sexual offences

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…

4 May 2015 8 min

Is femicide on the rise in south africa?

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 May 2015 11 min

City Strike

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 May 2015 6 min

Born frees becoming more involved with protests

According to the Institute of Race relations, born frees, those born after 1990 are becoming increasingly more involved in violent protests. They are also distancing themselves from democratic institutions, due to their alienation from the economic and political landscape. We chat now to spokesperson from the IRR, Mienke Mari-Steytler…

1 May 2015 8 min

Specialised gang units

It has been a month since National minister of Police, Nathi Nhleko announced that he intends to bring back the specialised drug and gang units within the SAPS. These specialised units are aimed at ridding the Western Cape communities from the scourge of drugs and gangs. We chat now to…

1 May 2015 10 min

ANC calls for DA to declare funding

The ANC in the Western Cape has called on the Democratic Alliance outgoing national leader, Helen Zille to declare all funding and donations the party or its representatives received directly or indirectly from drug lords and gang bosses. We chat now to the spokesperson for the ANC in the Western…

1 May 2015 9 min

DA response to ANC calls for funding

We just heard from the ANC spokesperson, Richard Diyanti, now we get a response from the Mayco member for safety and security, Alderman JP. Smith…

1 May 2015 6 min

Islamic Relief to the rescue

The devasting earthquake in Nepal which struck an area between Kathmandu and Pokhara has to date killed over 5000 people and almost 100 000 have been injured. Islamic Relief is aiming to assist 10 000 families over the next three months. We chat now to the Islamic Relief SA's fundraising…

1 May 2015 7 min

Workers day

As South Africa celebrates Workers Day today, we look at the relevance of this day and the state of the labour movement. We chat now to the director of International Labour research and information group, Leonard Gentle…

1 May 2015 4 min

First year's, first exams

When students enter their first year of tertiary education, the first year exams requires a complete new mindset. It could be a make or break for many first year students. To tell us more about how students can prepare properly, we have education expert at the Independent Institute for Education,…

30 Apr 2015 7 min

Illegal guns fuelling bloodbath

According to the Grassy Park community policing forum, the free flow of illegal firearms are to blame for the bloodbath that claimed the lives of four people in Parkwood over the weekend. To tell us more, we have Grassy Park CPF chairperson, Phillip Bam on the line…

30 Apr 2015 9 min

Petition for paternity leave

This morning, we look at how paternity leave differes around the world. At present, South African men are only allowed 3 days family responsibility leave annually. Lipco Law is asking for employment laws to be changed to request for a paternity leave for fathers in order to place the care…

30 Apr 2015 6 min

Al Kaaf Human rights centre and Palestine museum

After three long years, the City of Cape Town has finally approved the plans to continue the building of the Al Kaaf Human rights centre, incorporating the Palestine museum. To tell us more, we have chairperson of the Kaaf Trust, Dr Anwah Nagia on the line…

30 Apr 2015 7 min

National Qur'an conference

Registrations has now opened for the Muslim Students Association’s (MSA Union) inaugural National Qur’an Conference, an event that is expected to take a more educational approach to the study of the Holy Quran. The conference, which seeks to highlight the value the Quran can play in the everyday lives of…

29 Apr 2015 6 min

Gangwatch

Concerned residents on the Cape Flats are using social media to fight gangsterism. Various suburbs have set up a Facebook page to share up to the minute information on shootings, robberies in progress and the gathering of gang members in areas. To tell us more, we have the Manenberg Community…

29 Apr 2015 8 min

Adequate liability for retailers

The Consumer Protection Act highlights the need for retailers to rethink liability risks. We chat now to underwriting executive at SHA underwriters, Simon Colman…

29 Apr 2015 8 min

Monitoring of activists and community leaders

The Right to Know campaign has launched its Big Brother exposed report which looks at how South African activists and community leaders are being monitored and harassed by intelligence structures. To tell us more, we have Right2Know spokesperson, Murray Hunter on the line…

29 Apr 2015 7 min