VOC Breakfast

Guy Fawkes celebrations

With Guy Fawkes celebrations soon, the City of Cape Town’s enforcement agencies have again repeated calls for the responsible use of fireworks. As we know, fireworks can be very dangerous, and are most harmful to pets. Online is Councilor JP Smith, Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security…

3 Nov 2014 5 min

Metro police update

As always on a Monday morning, we chat to Metro police to look at their operations over the weekend. To fill us in is Metro police deputy chief, Yolanda Faro

3 Nov 2014 6 min

Bonteheuwel residents march to police station

Scores of Bonteheuwel residents marched to the Bishop Lavis Police station yesterday, to protest the spate of gang violence in the area. The Bonteheuwel joint peace forum has called launched what it calls the WHITE FLAGS FOR PEACE campaign. To chat about the protest is Grant Abrahams from the Joint…

3 Nov 2014 6 min

Community rugby clubs praise Nizaam Carr’s selection

As we know, it’s been a hard road for Mitchell’s Plain born Nizaam Carr but this week he made history as the first Muslim to be selected as part of the Springboks national team after rugby’s unification in 1994. And of course, the whole of Cape Town is rooting for…

31 Oct 2014 8 min

Gun free South Africa responds to ANC’s call

Earlier, we heard from the ANC’s Zizi Kodwa on the party’s call for tighter gun control laws in South Africa. Given the public outcry on Senzo Meyiwa’s death, have we reached a critical point in how we approach serious crime in this country. Will tighter gun control laws work towards…

31 Oct 2014 7 min

ANC calls for a review of gun laws

The African National Congress on Thursday announced its intention to lobby for more stringent gun control laws in parliament. This follows the death of soccer star Senzo Meyiwa and the shooting of ANC MP Jackson Mthembu. ANC spokesperson Zizi Kodwa outlined the party's plans to combat the use of illegal firearms in…

31 Oct 2014 6 min

Masjidul Aqsa shut down by authorities

Yesterday, things at Masjidul Aqsa reached boiling point after Jerusalem police killed a Palestinian man suspected of a shooting attack on a right-wing Jewish activist which left him badly wounded. Israel authorities later shut down the mosque – the first time in decades. Will the latest developments destabilise the region…

31 Oct 2014 5 min

Pay day weekend road accidents

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…

30 Oct 2014 6 min

Ashley Kriel Memorial lecture

The name Ashley Kriel is one that Capetonians (who lived through apartheid) will never forget. And annually, his memory is kept alive through a lecture organised by the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation through the Ashley Kriel Youth Leadership Development Project. To chat about this year’s lecture is the IJR’s…

30 Oct 2014 6 min

TAC to raise R10 million in November

The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) has their work cut out for them in November as they look to raise R10 million to keep the organisation afloat. As we know, TAC was in financial difficulty, but it is determined to keep on pushing. Joining us now is Mark Heywood, TAC’s executive…

30 Oct 2014 11 min

Kenfac opposes Du Noon relocation

Residents in the Kensington Facreton area are opposed to the relocation of Du noon squatters into the community, saying they were not consulted. It’s believed authorities are busy with the documentation to make this happen in the next few days. Ken Fac residents and ratepayers association chairperson Dawood Esack joins…

30 Oct 2014 8 min

Social development to probe into Old Age Homes

An inspectorate to investigate old age homes and the abuse of the elderly could be on the cards for the province. Provincial Social development minister Albert Fritz says serious mechanisms are needed to deal with human rights abuses in old age homes. His comments follow recent shocking allegations involving the…

30 Oct 2014 6 min

Ufagad selects national body

We have heard very little from UFAGAD since they emerged a few months ago, but now it’s believed they have successfully elected a national body, representing parties, unions, organisations and NGO’s. UFAGAD is a united front against crime in the Western Cape and consists of the EFF, the PAC, AZAPO,…

30 Oct 2014 6 min

Al Quds Foundation launch new project

The Al Quds Foundation of SA has initiated a new project called the Balls for Palestine programme. To tell us more is Sheikh Isgaak Taliep…

29 Oct 2014 4 min

PINK HIJAB DAY

Almost 1000 women packed Masjidul Quds yesterday for VOC’s Pink Hijab Day initiative. As always, the day is about women sharing their personal battles with cancer and how they have triumphed. It’s also about changing misconceptions about the hijab. Our news team has this highlights package

29 Oct 2014 5 min

Al Imdaad in Syria

The Al Imdaad Foundation is at the border of Syria and Turkey assisting thousands of Syrians who have been left destitute due to the civil conflict, which has worsened now with the Islamic State's territorial gain. While fighting continues, Syrian citizens are fleeing for survival and some thousands are left behind to make…

29 Oct 2014 6 min

Lentegeur meeting

Before the break, we chatted to MEC Dan Plato on the meeting in Lentegeur yesterday. Well our reporter Imogen Vollenhoven was at the meeting to chat to residents, who live in the midst of daily gang violence

29 Oct 2014 3 min

Community Safety meets Lentegeur

Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, Dan Plato held a Provincial Policing Needs and Priorities (PNP) consultation process for the communities of Mitchell’s Plain and Strandfontein yesterday. The meeting was a chance for community crime fighters and residents to engage with the Minister on their needs. MEC Dan Plato joins…

29 Oct 2014 5 min

Nizaam Carr

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 Oct 2014 5 min

Metrorail recovery plan

It seems that Metrorail’s woes are not coming to an end. Nineteen carriages were damaged by a suspected arsonist on Monday night at the Salt River depot. PRASA and Metrorail met yesterday to discuss a recovery strategy. Andriques Che Petersen was at Cape Town station to find out more

28 Oct 2014 6 min