VOC Breakfast

Halal tourism

This time of year, you’ll always notice that more Arab tourists are visiting Cape Town and you’ll see many of them shopping at the VnA Waterfront and other touristy places. Well according to Cape Town Tourism, apparently, the Mother City is fast becoming an ideal destination for the holy month…

10 Jun 2014 7 min

pornography analysis

There’s been public outrage following a viral video of local high school girls involved in pornography. This one is particularly shocking as the girls are seen crushing fish to death while performing sexual acts. Yesterday, we read that the SPCS was laying charges of cruelty to animals against the girls,…

10 Jun 2014 9 min

Islamic institution shutdown

The KwaZulu-Natal Social Development Department has shut down an Islamic academy in Wasbank. This after it was discovered that children housed at the Saba-la-lisa Iqi-niso Dawah Academy, aged between 12 and 17, were only receiving Islamic tuition. Online to tell us about this case is MEC for Social Development in…

10 Jun 2014 4 min

Workers International Vanguard League

ANC heavyweight Gwede Mantashe has been accused of playing a "xenophobic card" by suggesting white foreigners were interfering in the ongoing platinum mining strike. Mantashe told reporters in Johannesburg the party leadership had questioned whether the platinum strike, which began on January 23, was political. Is the ANC detracting from…

10 Jun 2014 5 min

Visa regulations

The newly gazetted immigration procedures, which will include strict new visa regulations will have an effect on the booming filming industry and investment sector and will eventually affect job creation in Cape Town. We chat now to the Mayoral committee member for tourism, events and marketing, Councillor Gareth Bloor…

9 Jun 2014 8 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…

9 Jun 2014 4 min

Africa Check on maths and science education

The World Economic Forum (WEF), which is an independent international organisation committed to improving the state of the world by private-public co-operation. The WEF recently released a report that left the Department of Education in an uproar. The report placed South Africa last on the list of 148 countries in…

9 Jun 2014 5 min

Affirmative action and poverty

According to the the South African Institute of Race Relations' CEO, Frans Cronje, race-based affirmative action should be scrapped as it is damaging to poor and vulnerable communities. To tell us more, we have Head of Policy research at the Institute, Anthea Jeffery on the line…

9 Jun 2014 7 min

Smile foundation

Organisers at the recent Africa Health Exhibition and Congress announced that a total of 202-thousand-600 Rands was donated to the Smile Foundation in South Africa, as a result of their pledge to donate 100% of their conference registration fee to the charity. Smile Foundation is an NGO that assists children…

6 Jun 2014 7 min

Safer level crossings

The Minister of Transport and Public works is committed to making level crossings safer for commuters. On Wednesday, the world commemorated Level Crossing Awareness day which is aimed at making both motorists and pedestrians aware of the dangers of level crossings and why there should be an adherence to the…

6 Jun 2014 4 min

South Africa's youth and labour market report

Statistics South Africa released their report on the youth and labour market. This report examines the various aspects that the youth between the ages of 15-34 have to face in their search for jobs. We chat now to Statistican-general, Pali Lehohla…

6 Jun 2014 6 min

Problems at SASSA

Before the break we heard about the spate of administrative disasters that had left scores of older persons penniless when they receive their social welfare grants are paid. We chat now to the general manager for grant administrations at SASSA Henry Le Grass…

6 Jun 2014 5 min

SASSA administrative disasters

Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, yesterday held a media briefing on the spate of administrative disasters that has left scores of older persons penniless on the very day that they expect to have their social welfare grants paid. The Minister presented evidence of specific cases where grant…

6 Jun 2014 6 min

Disaster risk management and winter readiness

Cape town was woken up on Wednesday morning with howling winds and driving rain which created chaos in the City. And with heavy rains predicted for the coming weeks, we look at the winter readiness programme that is in place to help prevent flooding and help those in need. To…

5 Jun 2014 7 min

Philippi Horticultural Area

Every year, June the 5th is celebrated as UN World Environment day to raise global awareness to protect planet earth. To mark the occasion, the Philippi Horticultural area for food and farming campaign will be hosting the City's first Cape Flats Aquifer seminar. To tell us more, we have the…

5 Jun 2014 7 min

Department of Justice and Family Advocate

This morning we find out more from the Department of Justice about the Family Advocates role. In a recent story about swapped babies, a family advocate was appointed to assists parental parties reach an agreement. These family advocates are employed by the DOJ and render services to the public free…

5 Jun 2014 5 min

Investigations into Lwandle evictions

The Minister of Human settlements, Lindiwe Sisulu intend to establish an inquiry to investigate the evictions of illegal occupiers on private land in Lwandle. These residents were removed from the private land owned by SANRAL. To tell us more, we have the spokesperson in the Department of Human settlements, Ndivuwho…

5 Jun 2014 5 min

Lwandle evictions

Lwandle residents are now housed in a nearby community centre after they were evicted from their homes on property owned by the South African National Roads Agency Limited [SANRAL]. VOC reporter ACP went to the centre to speak to residents and confirm rumours that evictees would be able to move…

5 Jun 2014 6 min

School enrolments

The Western Cape Education Department has urged parents to enrol their children timeously. To tell us more, we have the Western Cape Education Department spokesperson, Bronagh Casey on the line…

4 Jun 2014 7 min

Islamic Relief SA

This morning, we find out more from Islamic Relief South Africa about their efforts to give from a humanitarian perspective and their warm a winter campaign. To tell us more we have the Institution's fundraiser, Zeenat Patel-Kaskar on the line…

4 Jun 2014 9 min