VOC Breakfast

International Stuttering Awareness Day

Yesterday marked International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD). The day is intended to raise public awareness of the millions of people – one percent of the world's population who have the speech disorder of stuttering, also known as stammering. Joining us to tell us more is Dina Lilian Guest: Dina Lilian

23 Oct 2017 9 min

#MeToo trend sees victims of sexual abuse break their silence

This morning we chat about #MeToo trend on social media, in which celebrities and everyday people have flooded social media with personal accounts of sexual assault and harassment over the last few days, responding to calls to break the culture of silence around such abuse. The massive global response was…

19 Oct 2017 11 min

HUDA SA

The Humanitarian Development Alliance SA (HUDA SA) in partnership with Muslim Vision 2020 is conducting research on Muslim Institutions working within the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality. Zeenat Moosa chatted to Ismet Mahomed to find more about this.

3 Oct 2017 11 min

Global Outdoor Classroom Day campaign

Teachers across South Africa are called to take at least one lesson outdoors on Thursday, 12 October 2017 as part of the global Outdoor Classroom Day campaign.The campaign is a response to the decline in the time that children spend outdoors. Research has found that 2 in 3 children globally…

13 Sep 2017 8 min

The transformation of Hajj - Part 4

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…

31 Aug 2017 10 min

The transformation of Hajj - Part 3

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 Aug 2017 10 min

From Lavender Hill to PhD candidate

PhD candidate Riaan Cedras has had a long journey from Lavender Hill, through working as a grasscutter with ex-convicts at the Simon's Town naval base to being a great scholar. And his thesis on Patterns in diversity, abundance, distribution and community structure of copepods in the southwest Indian Ocean will…

29 Aug 2017 7 min

Muslim marriages bill in court once again

A class action suit to have Muslim marriages declared legally valid in South Africa was heard yesterday in the Western Cape High Court. Three years ago, the Women’s Legal Centre brought its case to assist many women left with no legal recourse, often leaving their marriages poor and homeless. To…

29 Aug 2017 5 min

The transformation of Hajj - Part 2

With the Hajj period in full swing, the Cape Hajj tradition has for long been one of sacredness for both the Hujjaj and the Muslim community. As technological advancement has transformed, this once in a lifetime journey from camal, to ship to the airplane, has also changed. VOC journalist Yaseen…

29 Aug 2017 9 min

How to protect your children on social media?

The recent kidnapping scare of a Brackenfell teenager once again highlighted how important it is for parents and guardians to monitor their children's social media activity and profiles. It has now been identified that the girl planned her runaway with a man she met on Facebook and that her recent…

28 Aug 2017 5 min

Feel good - Open Licence for Female Saldanha Marine Pilot

Just ahead of Women’s Month, Salmaa Vincent, marine pilot in the Port of Saldanha was able to apply her newly acquired Open Licence certification to guide a 350 metre long vessel with a 300 000 deadweight tonnage into the port. The Port of Saldanha is the deepest port in South…

28 Aug 2017 9 min

The transformation of Hajj - Part 1

With the Hajj period in full swing, the Cape Hajj tradition has for long been one of sacredness for both the Hujjaj and the Muslim community. As technological advancement has transformed, this once in a lifetime journey from camal, to ship to the airplane, has also changed. VOC journalist Yaseen…

28 Aug 2017 9 min

Self-medication a growing trend foe cash-strapped consumers

With the high cost of medical fees for doctors increasing exponentially over the past few years, more South Africans are opting for over the counter medication in a bid to build up their immune systems in the flu and allergy season. With anti-flu tablets, cough medicines and antihistamines being some…

24 Aug 2017 5 min

Feel good - 51 year old Grade 12 with a bachelors pass

Now we know the stress and the agony of being in Matric and that overwhelming feeling when you finally pass! Now it’s a double celebration for Sadia Daniels, who is 51 years old and blind, but yet passed Grade 12 with a bachelors pass! Her story is a triumph over…

24 Aug 2017 12 min

Urban Crime -Report breaks down SA’s most dangerous metropoles

Compared to eight other cities, Cape Town has the highest rates of murder, robbery and property-related crimes in South Africa. That’s according to a new report produced by the Urban Safety Reference Group (USRG), working with the South Africa Cities Network (SALC) and the GIZ-Inclusive Violence and Crime Prevention (VCP)…

24 Aug 2017 7 min

A third of SA women have children before 20

Now, as we know teenage pregnancy is a major social challenge. According to the 2015 annual school survey, over 15,000 pupils fell pregnant during the academic year. There is growing concern that teenage moms are not completing their schooling due to pregnancies. Dr Alecia Samuels has written a thesis focused…

24 Aug 2017 10 min

Fraudulent marriages and Marriages of convenience

Now as we know, the phenomenon of fraudulent marriages and Marriages of convenience in South Africa is a very serious issue. South African women are selling their hands in marriage to foreigners seeking residents’ permits. These men pay the women between R500 and R2 000 a month to be their…

24 Aug 2017 7 min

Western Cape government backs Philippi's farming potential

The Philippi Horticultural Area has been Cape Town’s breadbasket since the 19th century and continues to produces one thirds of the city’s leafy vegetables. This area continually replenishes the underground aquifers to provide a constant, free source of water supply for the farms. Now we know recently, the PHA has…

23 Aug 2017 8 min

What to do when your child has been sexually assaulted

With the latest report of a 5 year old girl being raped in Mitchells Plain and subsequently pointing out her perpetrator to police, this morning we wanted to chat about what parents/caregivers should do in those crucial moments when a child has been violated. Obviously for any parent, it is…

23 Aug 2017 8 min

CPFs in Cape Town criticise plans to decrease police force

Community policing forums (CPFs) in Cape Town have criticised government's plan to decrease the number of police officers. The South African Police Services (SAPS)'s annual performance plan, released earlier this year, shows the intent to gradually decrease officer numbers. Although it has been tabled in Parliament, the plan has not…

23 Aug 2017 8 min