VOC Breakfast

Amended BEE codes

According to the South African Institute of Race relations, the government seems to have quietly amended the BEE codes to discourage the appointment of Indian and so-called coloured people to senior posts. We chat now to the IRR's head of polciy research, Anthea Jeffery about these new amended BEE codes…

17 Jun 2015 6 min

Mustadafin foundation

Gangsterism, school drop outs, substance abuse and teenage pregnancies are some of the issues that young people have to deal with on a daily basis. We chat now to the youth development manager at the Mustadafin Foundation, Fidaah Edries about their programme…

16 Jun 2015 8 min

Revival of the UDF

The United Democratic Front will relaunch later today at Glendale High school in Mitchell's Plain. To tell us more, we have the president of the UDF, Commander M. Ishmail on the line…

16 Jun 2015 8 min

Rally in Bo-Kaap

A rally that will focus on the youth, crime statistics and the poor will be held in the Bo-Kaap later today. We chat now to the co-ordinator of the rally and Bo Kaap civic association chairman, Osman Shaboodien about the rally…

16 Jun 2015 4 min

Youth involvement in South Africa

On this Youth day, we find out from Brand SA whether the youth are truly involved with changing the perceptions of what the outside world have of South Africa. We chat now to Brand South Africa's Manusha Pillai about youth involvement in South Africa…

16 Jun 2015 7 min

Gatvol residents to protest tonight

Rocklands residents are taking to the streets tonight to protest against drugs and gangsterism in their area. To tell us more, we have the chairperson of the Bison Community upliftment, Brandon Collins on the line…

15 Jun 2015 5 min

Omar Al Bashir case

This weekend saw South Africa hosting various leaders from Africa at the African Union Smiit. But the fate of the the Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir is hanging in the balance. Yesterday the South African Litigation Centre brought an urgent application in the Pretoria High Court to prevent Al Bashir from…

15 Jun 2015 8 min

Success of Ceasefire project

Since the implementation of the ceasefire project in Hanover Park in 2013, gang-related offences has dropped considerably in the area. This initiative employs outreach workers and violence interrupters who deal with conflict resolution. We chat now to Mayco member for safety and security, Alderman JP Smith about this initiative and…

15 Jun 2015 8 min

analyses of Omar Al-Bashir case

Before the break, we heard from the director of the Afro-middle east centre, Naeem Jeenah about the Omar -al Bashir case, now we chat to convenor of the coalition of the International criminal court, William Pace

15 Jun 2015 6 min

Community conference to combat xenophobia

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…

14 Jun 2015 7 min

Islamic Relief SA

Before we end of our show, we take a look at Islamic Relief's Ramadaan programmes. We chat now to communications manager at Islamic Relief SA, Shanaaz Ebrahim-Gire…

12 Jun 2015 8 min

Stop Stock outs project

The 2014/2015 Stop stock outs survey report was released yesterday. This report contains data on the frequency, prevalence, causes and effects of shortage of essential medicines in the country's health-care system. We chat now to a doctor working at the Zithulele hospital in the Eastern Cape who has personal experiences…

12 Jun 2015 7 min

Activists protest at AU summit

News in yesterday that Egyptian president Abdul Fatah el-Sisi’s visit to SA has been cancelled has been met with a positive reaction from local activists. But I believe a protest being held today in Johannesburg against the Sisi regime and in response to the arrest and incarceration of Sheikh Bassiouni…

12 Jun 2015 7 min

African Union summit

Africa's leaders are currently gathering for the African Union summit which ends on Monday. The theme of this year's summit, 'Year of Women empowerment and development towards Africa's Agenda 2063' . But the summit is also aimed at repairing relations with the rest of the continent in the aftermath of…

12 Jun 2015 5 min

Visa delays

The issue of visas have been making headlines news recently with the need for unabridged birth certificates, but some listeners have been phoning into the studio and requesting for clarity on the issue of the delays in the renewing of visas. This morning, we chat to the director of Visas…

11 Jun 2015 9 min

Fasting for diabetics

Fasting remains a challenge for many of those suffering from diabetes. And with the holy month of Ramadaan less than a week away, we take a look at the Conversation map tool which is aimed at managing diabetes during Ramadaan. The tool, which is supported by Lily and created by…

11 Jun 2015 9 min

Tightening of social media security settings

The South African Banking risk information centre is warning consumers to be wary of social engineers who are tricking bank customers to divulge their personal information. We chat now to the General Manager for Commercial crimes at SABRIC, Susan Potgieter on how to keep safe online…

11 Jun 2015 7 min

Sterilisation of HIV women

According to the DA in the Western Cape, there is a national health policy aimed at forcibly sterilising HIV women. We chat now to the spokesperson for Minister Mbombo, Siviwe Gwarube about this policy…

11 Jun 2015 8 min

Cape Malay choir board