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VOC Breakfast

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 and ordinary people. Presenters Sabera, Goolam and producer Loushe make up this dynamic team – all very different personalities that make for interesting conversation, heated debates and plenty of laughs and tears. This show is listener driven and the team loves engaging with callers – no topic is off-bounds! We serve you breakfast every morning Monday to Friday from 6.30am to 9am.
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Extra magistrates appointed for traffic courts

Three extra magistrates have been appointed to the deal with the high volume of court cases in the City. Last week the City of Cape Town's safety and security portfolio questioned We chat now to Advocate Hishaam Mohammed from the Department of Justice and Constitutional development…
17 Apr 2015 9 min

Process simplified for theft victims

It has become much simpler to retrieve your stolen property and bring the perpetrator to justice. The Cape town Central Business district (CCID) is working closely with the SAPS to make the CBD a safer place for tourists and locals. To tell us more, we have the Safety and security…
17 Apr 2015 7 min

Safely home Mxit app

Almost 46 000 young people have already signed up for the Safely home Mxit app. To tell us more, we have the spokesperson for the Ministry of Transport and Public works, Siphesihle Dube on the line…
17 Apr 2015 7 min

Substance abuse amongst women

The Saartjie Baartman Centre has seen a dramatic increase in women with substance dependency issues seeking assistance at the Centre. To tell us more, we have director at the Saartjie Baartman Centre, Shameema McLeod on the line…
16 Apr 2015 9 min

Exhibition of Cape Malay Choir Board floats and pics

Senior heads of Media24, Cape Malay Choir members, members of the public and media all danced and sang along to the well known tune of 'Rosa' as the Malay Choir entertained while the doors to the first ever Malay Choir exhibition opened at the Media 24 building yesterday. VOC Journalist,…
16 Apr 2015 7 min

Pakistani Association of South

South Africans are waking up every morning with the ongoing xenophobic attacks on foreign shop owners. To tell us more, we have the president of the Pakistani Association of South Africa, Fayyaz Khanon the line…
16 Apr 2015 9 min

Are foreigners really stealing our jobs?

This morning we focus on the xenophobic attacks in South Africa that has been making headlines worldwide. In February, this year, Africa Check did analyses on international migrants and their impact on the job sector. We chat now to researcher at Africa Check, Kate Wilkinson about the report…
16 Apr 2015 8 min

DA launches petition to blacklist maintenance defaulters

The DA leader, Helen Zille, Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille, the DA Women's Network (DAWN) and Western Cape Social development MEC, Albert Fritz launched a petition to blacklist child maintenance defaulters. We chat now to DAWN's interim leader, Denise Robinson…
16 Apr 2015 11 min

off the rails

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 Apr 2015 6 min

Unveiling of new mobile lodgement offices

The Minister of rural development and land reform will be unveiling the new mobile lodgement offices to help with the processing of land claims. To tell us more, we have spokesperson of the Department of Rural development and land reform, Vuyani Nkasayi on the line…
14 Apr 2015 7 min

Study shows 25% of Capetonians cheat on partners

According to a recent study, researchers suveyed residents in the Wallacedene, Delft South and Khayelitsha found that the proportion of both men and women temporarily having two partners at the same time is is much higher than previously reported. We chat now to the deputy director at the South African…
14 Apr 2015 7 min

Right to protest under attack

The right to protest has come under severe attack in recent months. And even organisations with access to resources and legal expertise expressed concerns at the ongoing difficulties in the right to protest. To tell us more, we have the Equal education deputy general secretary, Doron Isaacs on the line…
14 Apr 2015 9 min

Manenberg gang wars

It’s been a week from hell for Manenberg residents who have contended with gang shootings that have become out-of-control. I believe a ceasefire was called over the weekend. But to give us the latest is Roegshanda Pascoe, the chairperson of the Manenberg Community Forum…
14 Apr 2015 8 min

Haj update

A delegation of Sahuc officials and travel operators travelled to the Saudi Kingdom this past week to discuss preparations for this year’s haj. Joining us now is Sahuc president Shaheen Essop …
13 Apr 2015 7 min

Xenophobia in South Africa

As xenophobic attacks continued to spread in eThekwini, in KwaZulu-Natal, organisations advocating for the rights of foreign migrants have again urged government to confront xenophobia. There’s been some criticism that this issue was not on the agenda of President Jacob Zuma and President Robert Mugabe’s meeting during Mugabe’s state visit…
13 Apr 2015 10 min

Awqaf SA signs MOU with the BIC

Awqaf SA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Boland Islamic Council (BIC) which represents all the outlying towns of Cape Town. In the MOU the two organisations agreed to cooperate on joint projects.  To tell us more is Mickaeel Collier from Awqaf SA…
13 Apr 2015 8 min

Sexual Offences Act amendments

Teenagers (under the age of 16) who engage in consensual sexual relations could be charged with rape if proposed last-minute changes to amendments to the Sexual Offences Act are passed. The act wants to do away with the crimes of statutory rape and statutory sexual assault and instead replace it…
10 Apr 2015 9 min

MJC plan of action

The issue of ISIS alleged recruitment program in South Africa remains a big talking point this week. Now following a workshop with 80 imams at the Muslim Judicial Council on Wednesday, the MJC have called on ulama to focus on this in their Jumuah khutbahs today. Joining us this morning…
10 Apr 2015 8 min

Rhodes statue sparks nationwide statue debat

e Yesterday, was a historic moment as hundreds of students watched the removal of the Rhodes Statue – seen to be a symbol of white colonialism. But the matter has now morphed into a debate around the removal of all colonial-era statues, after the statue of Louis Botha outside the…
10 Apr 2015 8 min

Easter road death toll

Despite more efforts from government to curb road accidents this Easter, it seems the deathtoll has increased. The provisional road death toll stands at 287, which is 45% more than last year over the same period. Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has pointed to human conduct as the driving factor increasing…
10 Apr 2015 9 min
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