VOC Breakfast

Matrics

A Southern suburbs principal is determined to publish the names of of his school's successful matriculants in newspapers this year, even though the Department of Education announced last month that it will only publish the candidates' exam numbers or id numbers, but no names. We chat now to Mr Brian…

31 Dec 2014 9 min

Cape chamber of commerce outlook for 2015

Eskom has assured consumers that there will be no load shedding during this time. With rolling blackouts causing many businesses immense hardship in 2014, we find out what businesses can look forward to in 2015. We chat now to Cape Chamber of Commerce's Peter Haylett…

31 Dec 2014 5 min

Traffic volumes

As traffic volumes increase over the Festive season, we take a look at how the Road traffic management corporation (RTMC) and other road traffic fraternities deal with the management of traffic on our roads. To tell us more, we have the spokesperson for the Department of Transport, Ishmael Mnisi on…

30 Dec 2014 8 min

Task team to tackle aggressive begging

The City of Cape Town will be launching a task team to tackle aggressive begging. We chat now to the City of Cape Town's chairperson for Environment and spatial planning, Councillor Dave Bryant…

30 Dec 2014 7 min

Economic outlook for 2015

Thousands of consumers flooded malls before Christmas with many spending their hard-earned money on big ticket items. According to some economists, the weak economy has not dampened consumer spending. To tell us more on the economic outlook for 2015, we have economist at Econometrix, Yumna Ebrahim on the line…

30 Dec 2014 7 min

Afriforum launches crisis line

The civil rights organisation, Afriforum introduced a 24 hour crisis line where the more than 115 000 members and their families can report crimes and other emergencies. To tell us more, we have the CEO of Afriforum, Kallie Kriel on the line…

30 Dec 2014 6 min

Transnet

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…

28 Dec 2014 10 min

Civic Associations plan to march against gangs

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…

28 Dec 2014 8 min

E-coli on Clifton Beach

The City of Cape Town's mayco member for Health, Benedicta van Minnen recently rubbished news reports on the study by a Professor at UCT which claims that E-coli found at a popular Cape beach could be a threat to young children and people with immune deficiencies. She called these reports…

26 Dec 2014 12 min

New course for nurses to deal with death

A new course is needed within the nursing profession to help nurses prepare for patients dying under their care. We chat now to critical care nurse and PHD graduate from UCT Nicola Fouche about her research…

26 Dec 2014 7 min

Atlantic seaboard traffic

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 Dec 2014 6 min

South African Muslim Development Forum

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 Dec 2014 8 min

health and economic concerns of fracking

New York and Quebec intends to ban fracking for health and economic concerns. According to the Treasure the Karoo Action campaign, this should be an eye-opener for the South African government on the dangers of fracking. To tell us more, we have the CEO of the Treasure the Karoo Action…

25 Dec 2014 11 min

Christmas message from Claremont Main Rd mosque

This morning we look at the significance of Christmas for Muslims. This year has been quite a difficult year for the Muslim-Christian relations. To tell us more, we have Imam Dr. Rashied Omar from the Claremont Main Road Mosque on the line…

25 Dec 2014 9 min

Staying safe in the CBD

With over 2 million visitors expected in the Mother City over the Festive season, the Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID) is urging visitors to be vigilant when visiting the CBD. To tell us more, we have Communications and Marketing manager at the Cape Town Central City Improvement District,…

25 Dec 2014 7 min

Shark spottings

Beach goers are warned to be vigilant for sharks and strong rip currents on the False Bay coastline. Since September, there have been 36 sightings at Muizenberg corner and seven at Fish Hoek. To tell us more, we the project manager at Shark Spotters, Sarah Waries on the line…

24 Dec 2014 5 min

Peace Boat

Six young people from Madagascar, Mozambique and South Africa will join 800 passengers on the multicultural 'Peace Boat' for a training programme that will look at disaster risk reduction and resilience building. To tell us more, we have the Mayco member for Tourism, Events and Economic Development, Councillor Garreth Bloor…

24 Dec 2014 8 min

Annual Minstrel carnival

The City of Cape Town and the Cape Cultural Events and Carnival committee reached an agreement yesterday to move the annual minstrel carnival. To tell us more, we have the Cape Cultural writer for Independent Media, Moeshfieka Botha on the line…

24 Dec 2014 10 min

Kensington Fractreton Ratepayers Association

Six bodies were found with their hands tied behind their backs in bushes between Century City and Acacia Park train stations. To tell us more, we have the Kenfac Ratepayers Association, Dawood Essack on the line…

23 Dec 2014 7 min

Spending wisely over the Festive season

Spending wisely and budgeting this festive season is important to over all costs and not to plunge oneself into debt thereafter. VOC journalist, Nailah Cornelissen spoke to National Credit Regulator Lebogang Selibi and Head of Personal Financial Management at Nedbank Justin Bradshaw who has a few tips on spending wisely…

23 Dec 2014 5 min