VOC Breakfast

Women's month drama

In light of womans month we are focussing on the second part of the character of Zubi. The story is an adaption on the book Enough Said by Zubi Adams. The drama is written and produced by Najma Bibi Noor Mahomed

27 Aug 2015 12 min

City of Cape Town stabilisation unit

A month after the launch and deployment of the Law Enforcement's stabilisation unit nearly 50 suspects have been arrested in Manenberg. We chat now to Mayco member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP. Smith…

27 Aug 2015 6 min

COSATU calling for transformation in rugby

COSATU convened a meeting yesterday with various rugby clubs in the City of Cape town to discuss the way forward for transformation in rugby. To tell us more about the meeting, we have Provincial secretary of COSATU, Tony Ehrenreich, followe by ex-SARU player and principal of Spine Road High School,…

27 Aug 2015 11 min

Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry

Premier Helen Zille met with a delegation from National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega's office earlier this week to discuss the the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry's recommendations.The Commission was established as a result of calls by the community in 2012 through various organisations to conduct an inquiry into the breakdown in…

27 Aug 2015 7 min

Premier's Entrepreneurship Recognition awards

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26 Aug 2015 9 min

Consumer issues under the spotlight

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…

26 Aug 2015 9 min

Women's month drama

In light of womans month we have kicked of a drama of motivational stories of woman. In the segment holding on the light of hope we have a story today of a character Zubi. The story is an adaption on the book Enough Said by Zubi Adams. Drama is written…

26 Aug 2015 10 min

Economic analyses

South Africa's rand hit an all-time low at the beginning of the week, and China's stocks tumbled more than 8% which sparked concerns about the health of the Chinese economy. According to various currency traders, there is chaos throughout the global markets. Even Twitter users took shots at the currency…

26 Aug 2015 7 min

Allergy season

Spring is almost here, but this is also one of the toughest time of the year for nasal allergy sufferers with sneezing and sinus pain the order of the day. We chat now to spokesperson of the leading anti-allergy medicine Provider, Pharma Dynamics, Wilmi Hudsonberg…

26 Aug 2015 8 min

Minimum wage to eradicte poverty

According to a study at Wits University Research Initiative, a household requires a minimum of R1314 per person to stave off poverty. We chat now to researcher at the National Minimum Wage Research Initiative, Bandile Ngidi

25 Aug 2015 6 min

Teen suicides

According to experts, various factors such as stress, fear for failure, social isolation and drugs could play a role in children as young as 10 years old taking their own lives. We chat now to the marketing administrator at the South African Depression and Anxiety Group, Genevieve Dicks…

25 Aug 2015 8 min

Investigation project launched to root out exploitation by religious leaders

An investigation report by the CRL Rights Commission have been launched to root out exploitation by cash-hungry religious leaders. This investigation would probe the affairs, especially the finances of all churches, mosques and synagoues etc. The investigation wil also look at ilicit practices and the commercialisation of religion and abuse…

25 Aug 2015 4 min

Halaal issues under the spotlight

The issue of Crystal Valley Milk is still having some consumers worried about whether it is is halaal or not. Last week, the South African National Halaal Authority allayed consumers fears over certain dairy products that do not feature the halaal logo. Next up we have the Vice-President of the…

25 Aug 2015 15 min

Attack on the USA will harm South Africa's foreign policy

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24 Aug 2015 9 min

RESEARCH STUDY INTO FIREARM RELATED CRIMES

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24 Aug 2015 10 min

Parliament's broadcasting policy

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23 Aug 2015 7 min

To frack or not to frack

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…

23 Aug 2015 7 min

Women's month drama

In light of woman’s month, we have a segment of drama for you. Holding onto a light of hope is a drama that is aimed at highlighting the struggles of woman in and around our community who have faced challenges on a daily basis. And here is the final segment…

21 Aug 2015 10 min

Vacant houses in Wynberg vandalised

City-owned houses that have been left vacant recently to make way for a MyCiti route have been vandalised. According to various residents in and around these areas are fearing that criminal activity might spike in the area due to this. On the line to tell us more is a member…

21 Aug 2015 7 min

Domestic Violence

As part of commemorating Women's month, the Department of Justice and Constitutional development would like to educate the public about domestic violence. On the line to tell us more, we have regional head of the DOJ & CD, Advocate Hishaam Mohammed…

21 Aug 2015 7 min