VOC Breakfast

Election feature

With this just two days left to go before the national elections, we continue our daily election feature compiled by our newsroom. VOC reporter, Gadeeja Abbass went to Atlantis and filed this report…

5 May 2014 8 min

The Electoral Code of Conduct Observer Commission

The Electoral code of Conduct Observer Commission consists of various religious and civil society groups whose task it is to assist political parties to uphold the electoral code of conduct and monitor the process. To tell us more, we have Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of the Anglican Church, on the line…

5 May 2014 10 min

Muslim marriages

Last week over 100 Imams from the Western Cape and Kwazulu-Natal received certificates in a graduation ceremony at Old Mutual Park in Pinelands yesterday. This will recognise them as marriage officers according to the Marriage Act of 1961. This morning, we have the author of over ten books and numerous…

5 May 2014 10 min

EFF and DA Debate

In-studio guests: Shuan August - DA chairperson in the Metro region & Nazier Paulsen - Provincial convenor of the EFF

2 May 2014 1 hr 01 min

Agang and ANC debate

In-studio guests: Francesco Uys Rootenberg from AGANG's Provincial treasurer and team leader & Khalid Syed, representative of the ANC Youth League

30 Apr 2014 1 hr 26 min

Mitchell's Plain elections

There is just less than two weeks to go before the national elections, we continue our daily election feature compiled by our newsroom. VOC reporter, Gadeeja Abbass went to Mitchell's Plain and filed this report…

29 Apr 2014 8 min

Metro police update

We normally link up with the City of Cape Town's Metro Police on a Monday, but with it being a long weekend we find out what has been happening on our roads and in and around our communities. On the line to tell us more we have Metro Police deputy…

29 Apr 2014 4 min

Firearms Control Act

This morning we ask the question. Do the South African Firearms Control Act save lives? A leading researcher from the University of Cape Town, Dr Richard Matzopoulos presented his findings at a democracy conference at Oxford University last week. To tell us more, we have the spokesperson of Gun Free…

29 Apr 2014 5 min

Neighbourhood watch programmes

The City's neighbourhood watch which was started in 2008 was established in order to help social crime prevention attempts and to build a safer communities. To tell us more, we have Mayoral committee member for safety and security, Alderman JP Smith on the line…

29 Apr 2014 7 min

Africa Check

Do the ANC have a “good story to tell” as they claim. South Africa just celebrated 20 years of democracy and freedom from Apartheid, and it is less than 2 weeks away from the general elections. We chat now to researcher at Africa Check, Kate Wilkinson…

29 Apr 2014 7 min

Economic woes

With many businesses closing in other parts of the country we look at how this affects communities in the Western Cape. To tell us more, we have an expert currency trader at Treasury One, Andre Botha, on the line…

28 Apr 2014 6 min

The DA's Helen Zille

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 Apr 2014 42 min

IEC

In the run up to the elections, the Independent Electoral Commission will fill us in about what we can expect. To tell us more, we have the Provincial Electoral officer of the IEC in the Western Cape. Courtney Sampson on the line

25 Apr 2014 4 min

SANZAF

The South African National Zakah Fun(SANZAF) in conjunction with the Islamic Development bank and the Islamic Research and Training Institute will be hosting a Zakah conference in May. We chat now to the SANZAF Gauteng administrator, Hoosen Essof…

24 Apr 2014 9 min

Election feature

There is just two weeks to go before the national elections and today we kick off our daily election feature compiled by our newsroom. In the second part of this series, we ask what pushes a politician to jump ship? VOC reporter Andriques Petersen explores defections within political parties

24 Apr 2014 7 min

National sanitation summit

The Social Justice Coalition (SJC) hosted the National Sanitation summit. This summit focuses on ways to improve water delivery sanitation to communities. To tell us more, we have the General secretary of the SJC on the line…

24 Apr 2014 8 min

South African Muslim Travellers Association

Earlier we heard from Shaheen Essop about the accreditation process, we chat now to the chairperson of the South African Muslim Travellers Association, Nazeer Malik, about the accreditation process and other issues…

24 Apr 2014 7 min

SAHUC

The South African Hajj and Umrah Council (SAHUC) recently released its list of 2000 accredited individuals who will be embarking on their spiritual journey this year. All those hujaaj had until yesterday to accept or decline the accreditation. To tell us more, we have the SAHUC president, Shaheen Essop on…

24 Apr 2014 3 min

Easter has passed

Easter has passed but some left for their destinations and never made the trip back. Thee long weekend is known as one of the busiest on SA roads as well as the most deadliest. To find out about the stats of this weekend we have online from the Road Traffic…

23 Apr 2014 3 min

Election feature

There is just two weeks to go before the national elections and today we kick off our daily election feature compiled by our newsroom. In the first part of this series, we ask what pushes a politician to jump ship? VOC reporter Andriques Petersen explores defections within political parties…

23 Apr 2014 10 min