VOC Breakfast

Lentegeur meeting with Community Safety

Yesterday we heard about the tragic and senseless killing of Muhammad Adnaan Pedro from Lentegeur - of course just one of many people falling prey to crime and gang violence. Now this morning the provincial department of community safety will hold a meeting in Lentegeur with various crime roleplayers. Ismail…

28 Oct 2014 5 min

Al Quds international conference

Recently we have seen increased tensions at Masjidul Aqsa between Palestinians and extreme Jewish settlers. Last we saw reports about Israeli plans to divide Al-Aqsa Mosque compound between Muslims and Jews, prompting Palestinian officials to call for an “emergency Arab and Islamic summit” to discuss the worrying development.Now, Al Quds…

28 Oct 2014 7 min

Pigeon racing ban

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…

27 Oct 2014 8 min

Off the rails - weekly review

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…

27 Oct 2014 7 min

Beitul Aman refurbishes male section

Beitul Aman Home for the Aged got a bit of a facelift recently with its male section now refurbished. As we know, the care facility has been in the news lately following claims that it has not been well maintained, so this is indeed a positive development.

27 Oct 2014 4 min

Metro police update

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…

27 Oct 2014 6 min

Gangsterism: why are police failing?

Gang violence is an issue we have been discussing extensively on this show – and it continues to wreck havoc across the Cape Flats. While the police say their operations are proving successful, communities feel otherwise. Our reporters have spoken to many parents who say their young kids, seemingly good…

27 Oct 2014 10 min

NC4P weighs into pig head incident

Before the break, we chatted to COSAS and BDS South Africa on this pig head incident. There’s been plenty of public outrage, not just from Muslims and Jews. As we know, the National Coalition for Palestine is a joint group of many civil society bodies, and this incident casts a…

27 Oct 2014 5 min

Public outrage after pig head incident

There was shock and horror on Twitter on Friday after a pig’s head was placed in the halal foods section of the Woolies store in Fort road in Sea Point. The Congress of South African Students is said to behind the incident. COSAS says it’s a form of protest against…

27 Oct 2014 7 min

Plaque in memory of Gazans killed

Religious leaders and activists, led by Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu yesterday unveiled a plaque in memory of the civilians killed during the most recent 50 days of military conflict in Israel-Palestine. VOC reporter Andriques Che Petersen was at the event and filed this report

24 Oct 2014 4 min

Managing Your Risk of Exposure to Burglaries

As we know the Western Cape has been hit by surge in shopping mall robberies, but our homes are equally vulnerable to criminals. You’ll remember that a few months ago, the southern suburbs was targeted by criminals which many people suspected was the Crow bar gang. But this morning we…

24 Oct 2014 7 min

Cape Chamber responds to electricity issue

Yesterday, we got some insight into the challenges facing small businesses in terms of the electricity tariff increase. And given some of the responses, its obvious that this is an issue that affects many people in our community. What has the impact been like on small businesses? To help us…

24 Oct 2014 8 min

Bonteheuwel residents call crime meeting

Residents in Bonteheuwel were called to an urgent meeting last night to discuss the crime situation in the community. This comes after numerous attempts to engage with authorities on the spate of gang shootings recently. The Bonteheuwel Joint Peace Forum had given police commissioner Arno Lamoer until the end of…

24 Oct 2014 6 min

Caffeine a health risk for students

The end of year final exams is upon us and its not just Matrics that are under pressure. Usually students will stock up on caffeine to cram a year’s worth of information into their heads. But now a pharmaceutical company warns of caffeine-induced anaphylaxis or allergy. 

23 Oct 2014 6 min

City responds to electricity prices

Earlier, before the break we heard from some business owners in Kensington who are up in arms with regards to the high electricity tariffs. They have accused the City of Cape Town of exploiting small businesses. To help us understand how this tariff system works is Gary Michael Ross, he…

23 Oct 2014 8 min

High cost of electricity crippling small businesses

Small business owners say they will be forced to close up shop as they are battling with soaring electricity prices. From 1 July 2014 there has been a massive increase in electricity accounts to small businesses in Cape Town.   We sent our reporter Andriques Petersen to Kensington to chat to…

23 Oct 2014 7 min

Mid-term budget: analysis

Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has tabled a tough Medium Term Budget Policy Statement in parliament, which will not be good news for everybody. The minister has warned of changes to tax policy next year that could see South African taxpayers paying more.

23 Oct 2014 7 min

SA’s foster care system in crisis

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…

22 Oct 2014 7 min

Maties students petition for halal food

Muslim students at Stellenbosch have been struggling for a long time to acquire a range of halaal food outlets at campus. Last week, they were dealt with a blow when they heard that the only Halaal food shop in the student center was given notice to leave at the end…

22 Oct 2014 7 min

Oscar Pistorius sentencing reaction

The Oscar Pistorial murder trial has been dubbed the trial of the century and there has been much reaction to his sentencing yesterday. The Paralympian was sentenced to five years for culpable homicide for the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Our reporters went out onto the streets to get…

22 Oct 2014 5 min