VOC Breakfast

Feedback on District 6 march

Hundreds of District Six redevelopment supporters marched to parliament yesterday to hand over a memorandum calling on the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform, Gugile Nkwinte to enforce the bill of rights as enshrined in the constitutional South Africa and implement true restitution and restorative justice in relation to…

21 Nov 2013 4 min

District 6 working committee marches on Wednesday

The issue of land restitution has been a hot topic lately considering that government is now re-opening the land claims process for late claimants who missed the first cut off date in 1998. One organisation actively campaigning for this process is the District Six Working Committee (D6WC). They are organising…

19 Nov 2013 8 min

Stranded sailors need help

About seventy-five Indonesian sailors are stranded on seven ships in Cape Town harbour after authorities made discoveries of illegal fish and found some individuals not in possession of passports or identification documents. The sailors have been restricted from leaving the ship and the resources on the ship are quickly diminishing…

19 Nov 2013 8 min

Amanda Gouws on the DA and its conflicts

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…

18 Nov 2013 6 min

Teddy Govender on the Charity in Motion campaign

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…

18 Nov 2013 10 min

long-term effects of violence on individuals and society

Everyone is affected by exposure to crime and violence. People from different parts of the city discuss their experiences and understanding of what it is to be safe. Social Justice Coaltion with it's partners explore the long-term effects of violence on individuals and society, and how achieving safety for some…

15 Nov 2013 7 min

Volunteer Auxiliary Law Enforcement Officers

The City of Cape Town announce that the first batch of Volunteer Auxiliary Law Enforcement Officers is officially ‘hit the beat’ yesterday. According to the city is a triumph for the administration, as the service is the first of its kind in the country.In October 2012, the City Council approved…

15 Nov 2013 6 min

Taxi Violence

The has been a recent spike of taxi violence incidents in the province. On Monday, a taxi driver was gunned down on Govan Mbeki Road in Philippi at around 1pm. Just 24 hours later, another driver was chased down and run off the same street in Khayelitsha, opposite Kwezi Park,…

15 Nov 2013 7 min

World Diabetes Day

Today marks World Diabetes Day. The World Health Organisation (WHO) describes diabetes as a pandemic responsible for more deaths worldwide than road injuries and nearly as many as HIV/AIDS. In 2012 alone nearly 5 million people in the world died due to diabetes and its complications. Currently there are more…

14 Nov 2013 5 min

Service Delivery March - MP

The community of Mitchell's Plain will embark on a service delivery march led by official opposition in the province the ANC. Among the issues the march aims to address is crime and gangsterism, violence against women and children drug abuse and drug houses. The march will commence at 09h00am at…

14 Nov 2013 8 min

Charity In Motion/VOC Bursary Fund

Earlier we linked up with Teddy Govender from Auric Auto in Claremont, who is on his second week of the running campaign in support of the VOC bursary fund. Teddy ran here from Auric Auto’s premises in Claremont to the VOC studios from Monday to Thursday over the next six…

14 Nov 2013 8 min

Automatic warranty on goods sold

With the holiday season coming up, consumers will be shopping up a storm for their loved ones. But what are your rights when you find that the tablet, earings or toy you bought doesn’t even last six months? Consumer Goods and Services Ombudsman, Advocate Neville Melville says the Consumer Protection…

13 Nov 2013 6 min

Males + Females sharing a prison cell

Following media reports alleging that a woman and her one year old child were made to share a police cell with two men, I will be asking the Western Cape Police Commissioner, General Arno Lamoer, to investigate the matter and take the necessary disciplinary action. According to MEC Dan Plato…

13 Nov 2013 5 min

Strike action - farms

Strikes in the agricultural sector are set to continue as unions have warned that this is just the “tip of the iceberg” - with widespread strike action just around the corner. Last week, workers on four farms owned by the Le Roux group, one of the Boland’s largest fruit producers,…

13 Nov 2013 6 min

The Issue of Adoption

VOC reporter Imogen Vollenhoven chats to Linda Fugard, the manager of Sister's Incorporated, on why adoption is the better alternative to abortion.

12 Nov 2013 20 min

District 6 Working Committee Launch

The District Six Working Committee will be holding a mass march on the 20th of November. This forms part of the organisations plans to protest against grievances they have with the land redistribution process. Online is chairperson of the working committee Shahied Ajam to give us an idea of what…

11 Nov 2013 9 min

Teddy Govender - starts 110km for VOC Bursary Fund

Earlier we linked up with Teddy Govender from Auric Auto in Claremont, who is on his third week of the running campaign in support of the VOC bursary fund. Teddy has for the past two weeks running here from Auric Auto’s premises in Claremont to the VOC studios from Monday…

11 Nov 2013 9 min

Sahuc on Haj complaints and upcoming Umrah Season

With Haj 1434 done and dusted, the South African Haj and Umrah Council (Sahuc) now looks to its haj plans for next year. But before that can be done, Sahuc needs to deal with any complaints that may have arisen from this year’s haj. To tell us more, is Sahuc…

11 Nov 2013 6 min

Thandi Maqubela verdict

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…

8 Nov 2013 9 min

Discussion that Guy Fawkes being banned

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…

8 Nov 2013 6 min