VOC Breakfast

Israeli apartheid week

The International Israeli apartheid week ended yesterday. This campaign was held in various towns and across campuses in the country. To tell us more, we have spokesperson of the Israeli-Apartheid week in South Africa, Kwara Kekana on the line…

9 Mar 2015 9 min

Argus Cycle Tour

The Cape Town Cycle Tour route on Sunday has been curtailed as a result of the fires that have been raging across the South Peninsula. We chat now to the Director of the Cape Town Cycle Tour, David Bellairs…

6 Mar 2015 5 min

Cost of fires

The recent fires across the South Peninsula mountains caused great destruction.Almost 5000 hectares of land have been reduced to ash. We chat now to the Executive director for Safety and Security in the City of Cape Town, Richard Bosman about the cost of the fires which is entering its 5th…

6 Mar 2015 8 min

Youth safety and religious partnership

The Western Cape Minister of Community safety met with the Muslim Judicial council yesterday to discuss Youth safety opportunities as part of the Department's safety, youth and religious partnership programme. We chat now to Minister Dan Plato about this meeting…

6 Mar 2015 7 min

Zephany Nurse case

A world-renowned child justice expert will be assiting the teenager who was abducted 17 years ago at Groote Schuur hospital. Professor, Ann Skelton who is head of the Centre for Child Law at the University of Pretoria and also the former head of the United Nations Child Justice Projects intends…

6 Mar 2015 9 min

World Bunk funding South African innovators

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…

5 Mar 2015 6 min

School governing body elections

In its aim against corruption in school, Corruption Watch has developmed education material on governance in schools that all parents should be aware of when voting at the School governing body elections. To tell us more, we have campaigns and stakeholder manager at Corruption Watch, Lucky Ronald Menoe on the…

5 Mar 2015 17 min

Muslim Marriage dispute

The Women's Legal Centre Trust intends to take President Jacob Zuma, Parliament and two government departments to enforce the Muslim Marriages Bill as soon as possible. The Centre wants to create awareness about this Muslim Marriage Bill. VOC journalist, Ra'eesah Isaacs spoke to attorney at Women's Legal Centre, Hoodah Abrahams-Fayker…

5 Mar 2015 7 min

Animal awareness during devastating fires

The devastating fire which has left many wild animals unable to escape from the flames with serious burns, smoke inhalation and overheating. To tell us more about how we can assist in this campaign, we have country manager at Four Paws animal weldfare foundation, Fiona Miles on the line…

5 Mar 2015 6 min

Raging fires

The fire that has been raging across the Cape Mountains left devastation in its wake. And as fire-fighters continue to battle the blaze, we take a look at the possible effects this fire could have on the climate, vegetation, humans and animals in an around the Western Cape. To tell…

4 Mar 2015 11 min

Islamic Relief programme for 2015

This morning, we find out more from Islamic Relief South Africa (IRSA) about their programmes for 2015. To tell us more, we have IRSA's spokesperson, Shanaaz Ebrahim on the line…

4 Mar 2015 7 min

Land claims

Over 1000 District Six land claimants intends to take legal action against the Land Claims commission. To tell us more, we have the chairman of the District Six working committee, Shahied Ajam who will take up the fight…

4 Mar 2015 10 min

A degree is not enough anymore

Employers are no longer just appointing candidates based on their qualifications, but are looking at other factors. To tell us more, we have education expert from the Independent Institute of Education, Nola Payne on the line…

4 Mar 2015 6 min

Changing offender behaviour key to reducing crime

According to the National Institute for Crime and Reintegration of Offenders, behaviour change programmes can enable perpetrators to change and reintegrate back into society. To tell us more, we have the deputy CEO at NICRO, Celia Dawson on the line…

3 Mar 2015 6 min

Victim support at court

Many children face huge obstacles when trying to testify in court against perpetrators. In some cases, the dropping of charges against perpetrators have been imminent, because child rape victims have not been properly prepared for testimony. To tell us more, we have National executive officer at Childline, Dumisile Nala on…

3 Mar 2015 8 min

Israeli-Apartheid week

The Israeli-Apartheid week kicks off this week. This annual event is aimed at raising awareness of Israel's apartheid policies against Palestinians. VOC journalist, Mubeen Banderker spoke to chairperson of the Palestinian solidarity Forum, Alex Hotz about the upcoming events this week…

3 Mar 2015 4 min

Mountain fire creates havoc

The fire on the Muizenberg mountain that started on Sunday afternoon destroyed many homes and caused three old age homes to be evactuated. We chat now to the Working on fire programme spokesperson, Linton Rensburg about the situation…

3 Mar 2015 8 min

Greenpeace to take Minister of Energy to court

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…

2 Mar 2015 9 min

DA MP visits Israel

Democratic Alliance MP, Yusuf Cassim recently visited Israel. To tell us more, we have Yusuf Cassim on the line to tell us more…