VOC Breakfast

Impeachment of Helen Zille

The ANC and the DA in the Western Cape are again at each other’s throats – this time over the ANC’s call for Premier Helen Zille to be axed. ANC Western Cape chairperson Marius Fransman gave notice on Monday of the intention to impeach Zille. The matter was intensely debated…

2 Dec 2015 11 min

World Aids Day: The challenges Facing Women

Today is World AIDS Day - a day focused on raising awareness across the world and in the community about the issues surrounding HIV and AIDS. And what we want to unpack this morning is the plight of underprivileged HIV positive women in South Africa and why it’s important to…

1 Dec 2015 7 min

ASRI Fellowship 2015

Now something great that we want to chat about in the next few minutes is the 2016 ASRI Future Leaders Fellowship Program. Now you will remember that ASRI – the Auwal Socio-Economic Research Institute – was launched earlier this year as a pluralist domestic public policy institute. And one of…

1 Dec 2015 9 min

16 Days Of Activism: Child Marriages

While there has been a lot of focus gender violence during the 16 Days of Activism, one important and often overlooked issue is that of child marriages. According to a report released by UNICEF, an estimated 125 million African girls are child brides. UNICEF has demanded that governments take more…

1 Dec 2015 9 min

World Aids Day : SA’s Progress In The Fight Against HIV/Aids

December 1st is World Aids Day and while our government says we have made great strides in the fight against Hiv/Aids, there are still a number of challenges. SA currently has the biggest HIV treatment programme in the world‚ with more than 3 million of our people on life-saving anti-retrovirals…

1 Dec 2015 10 min

Overview Of The Matric Exams

Well the 2015 matric exams are now officially over and learners can now breathe a sigh of relief. The hard work now begins for thousands of examination markers across the province. To chat about this year’s National Senior Certificate exam, we have education MEC Debbie Shafer… Guest: MEC Debbie Shafer…

30 Nov 2015 4 min

TEARS : Focus on 16 Days Of Activism

The TEARS Foundation has embarked on a unique campaign to spread awareness about gender-based violence for this year’s 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children. It’s called the #bangyourpot campaign and it urges South Africans to take a stand and speak out against domestic violence and…

30 Nov 2015 9 min

MJC Engages With Manenberg Community

The leadership of the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) met with the imams of masajid in Manenberg over the weekend to discuss community safety ahead of the festive season. Areas like Manenberg and Hanover Park have been hard hit by violence in recent weeks. MJC secretary general Maulana Abdul Khaliq Allie…

30 Nov 2015 8 min

DOJ Clamp Down During 16 Days Of Activism

The Department of Justice and Constiutional Development has once again launched it's Operation Isondlo, in conjunction with SAPS, Home Affairs and the National Prosecuting Authority. Through a series of road blocks, Imbizo's and marches, the department and its partners hopes to clamp down on maintenance defaulters and raise awareness around…

27 Nov 2015 4 min

Operation Combat – Festive Season

With the festive season looming, residents on the cape flats have expressed concern that drug and gang related activist will increase. So this morning we hope to look at the police’s Operation Combat and how this operation will crackdown on criminals. Basically, Operation Combat tries to stop the supply lines…

27 Nov 2015 5 min

Islamic Relief Eco Justice Seminar

South Africa’s water scarcity has been a big issue of late and of course the broader discussion has been around climate change and this is impacting on our water resources. Well Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW), the Islamic Peace College of South Africa (IPSA) and Muslims for Eco-Justice will explore the…

27 Nov 2015 6 min

Teachers Frustrated With ANAS

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on the Department of Basic Education (DBE) to take disciplinary action against 400 000 teachers for refusing to implement Annual National Assessment (ANA) tests. Five unions, including the South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) and National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa), have…

27 Nov 2015 8 min

Rape Crisis : Focus On 16 Days of Activism

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 Nov 2015 10 min

VOC Bursary Fund Launch

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 Nov 2015 7 min

Climate Change March

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 Nov 2015 7 min

NSFAS Success Stories

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 Nov 2015 15 min

Sunfoil Big Walk Launch

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 Nov 2015 6 min

Unions Call On Woolworths To End Israeli Ties Or Gace Dis-investment

A number of trade unions have signed an agreement demanding that Woolworths immediately terminates its trade links with Israel until such a time that Israel complies with international law and ends its oppression of the Palestinian people. We know that there is an ongoing consumer boycott against Woolies and this…

26 Nov 2015 8 min

Police Brutality Getting More Violent

Now ENCA yesterday showed shocking video footage showing a man being tortured by police at his home in Elsies River. The video displays the suspect being interrogated brutally by police officials during what appears to be a regular raid. Now this is just the latest in a string of police…

26 Nov 2015 6 min

Rape Crisis

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 Nov 2015 9 min