VOC Breakfast

Gang related violence in Western Cape

According to the DA the Asset Forfeiture Unit should be used to fight gang violence which is is creating havoc in communities across the Cape Flats. The use of Asset Forfeiture Unit which is located in the NPA should be used to help fight gang-related crime and as such improve…

14 Jan 2015 6 min

Defiant Charlie Hebdo brings out controversial cover

The first cover since the attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo depicts the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) shedding a tear and holding up a sign reading 'Je suis Charlie' To tell us more, we have the South African Muslim Network's Annisa Essack on the line…

14 Jan 2015 9 min

Eskom load shedding schedule changes

From the 1st of February, the City of Cape Town will implement a new load shedding schedule. To tell us more, we have Head of Revenue protection in the City of Cape town, Neil Ballantyne on the line…

14 Jan 2015 7 min

Maths education in South Africa

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…

13 Jan 2015 10 min

Helen Suzman foundation

The Helen Suzman Foundation announced that it will approach the High Court in Pretoria in order for Anwar Dramat's suspension to be declared invalid. On the 23rd of December, the Hawks head, Anwar Dramat was suspended, apparently due to his alleged involvement in the rendition of Zimbabwean in November 2010…

13 Jan 2015 6 min

Responsible lending

The National Credit regulator urges consumers to borrow money responsibly and wisely so as to ensure not to fall into a debt trap. We chat now to the Media relations officer at the National Credit Regulator, Lebogang Selibi…

13 Jan 2015 6 min

Muslim Hands

To end of our show this morning, we have a feel-good story from Muslim Hands. We first chat to Boeta Achmat Ariefdien, a blind father of 5 children who approached Voice of the Cape with a special appeal…

13 Jan 2015 8 min

Labour relations amendment act

The Labour relations amendment act came into effect on the 1st of January 2015 and looks at the issue of temporary employment services. To tell us more about what this means for temporary employees, we chat now to attorney at JR attorneys, Kellie-Kirsty Hennessy…

13 Jan 2015 8 min

Tertiary education

As the Matric celebrations die down and many students scramble for a late and probably futile search for admission at university. However, many universities will not be accepting walk-ins. This morning we chat to the Deputy Director general at the Department of Higher Education and training, Dr Diane Parker about…

12 Jan 2015 8 min

South African Muslim Development Forum

The South African Muslim Development Forum was in attendance at the ANC's 103rd anniversary celebrations this weekend. We get some feedback now from the representative of the South African Muslim Development Forum, Abdul Aziz Papas about the event this weekend…

12 Jan 2015 9 min

Political analyses

The ANC has been drumming up support in the Western Cape prior to the 103rd anniversary of the ruling party that was held this weekend. The Western Cape is the only province that is not run by the ANC. We delve into this issue with political analyst, Professor Andre Duvenhage…

12 Jan 2015 8 min

ANC 103rd Anniversary

South Africa's ruling party the ANC and Africa's oldest political party will celebrate it's 103rd anniversary this weekend. The ANC was established on the 8th of January 1912 in Bloemfontein. In the studio we have the deputy chairperson of the ANC in the Western Cape, Faizel Moosa…

9 Jan 2015 15 min

Jobs for matriculants

With matric results finally out we look at what matriculants need to do from this point onwards, especially those wanting to enter the labour market. We chat now to economist at the Institute of Race relations, Ian Cruickshanks…

8 Jan 2015 9 min

safe our schools

Late in 2014 a large group of Western Cape schools were given a court order to close, following a lengthy battle between the provincial Education Department and concerned parents and lobby groups. Only one school was allowed to stay open, Beauvallon High in Valhalla Park where out of only 30…

8 Jan 2015 6 min

Health checks for schoolchildren

The City of Cape Town Health directorate is urging all parents to ensure that all their children's health checks are up to date before the start of the new school year. On the line to tell us more, we have the City's Health directorate, Dr Virginia de Azevedo on the…

8 Jan 2015 7 min

Matric results

The Western Cape Education Department released their Matric results yesterday. This morning we chat to the principal of South Peninsula High School, Mr Brian Isaacs about his schools' results…

7 Jan 2015 10 min

Possible loadshedding for 2015

With many businesses opening for a brand new year and Eskom taking a breather to conduct maintenance during the holiday, we take a look at what we can expect this year in terms of load shedding. We chat now to the spokesperson of Eskom, Khulu Phasiwe…

7 Jan 2015 7 min

Matric results analyses

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced yesterday that the 2014 national matric pass rate of 75, 8% saw a drop of 2, 5% from the previous year. Next up, we get an analyses of the results from the vice dean in the faculty of education at the University of Stellenbosch,…

7 Jan 2015 9 min

Matric results and depression

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…

6 Jan 2015 8 min

Matric results

The Matric results were released nationally yesterday, but the Western Cape results will only be released later today. The Western Cape Education Department hopes to see an improvement in the results. We chat now to the Western Cape Minister of Education, Debbie Schafer …

6 Jan 2015 7 min