VOC Breakfast

Ashley Kriel Memorial lecture

The name Ashley Kriel is one that Capetonians (who lived through apartheid) will never forget. And annually, his memory is kept alive through a lecture organised by the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation through the Ashley Kriel Youth Leadership Development Project. To chat about this year’s lecture is the IJR’s…

30 Oct 2014 6 min

TAC to raise R10 million in November

The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) has their work cut out for them in November as they look to raise R10 million to keep the organisation afloat. As we know, TAC was in financial difficulty, but it is determined to keep on pushing. Joining us now is Mark Heywood, TAC’s executive…

30 Oct 2014 11 min

Kenfac opposes Du Noon relocation

Residents in the Kensington Facreton area are opposed to the relocation of Du noon squatters into the community, saying they were not consulted. It’s believed authorities are busy with the documentation to make this happen in the next few days. Ken Fac residents and ratepayers association chairperson Dawood Esack joins…

30 Oct 2014 8 min

Social development to probe into Old Age Homes

An inspectorate to investigate old age homes and the abuse of the elderly could be on the cards for the province. Provincial Social development minister Albert Fritz says serious mechanisms are needed to deal with human rights abuses in old age homes. His comments follow recent shocking allegations involving the…

30 Oct 2014 6 min

Ufagad selects national body

We have heard very little from UFAGAD since they emerged a few months ago, but now it’s believed they have successfully elected a national body, representing parties, unions, organisations and NGO’s. UFAGAD is a united front against crime in the Western Cape and consists of the EFF, the PAC, AZAPO,…

30 Oct 2014 6 min

Al Quds Foundation launch new project

The Al Quds Foundation of SA has initiated a new project called the Balls for Palestine programme. To tell us more is Sheikh Isgaak Taliep…

29 Oct 2014 4 min

PINK HIJAB DAY

Almost 1000 women packed Masjidul Quds yesterday for VOC’s Pink Hijab Day initiative. As always, the day is about women sharing their personal battles with cancer and how they have triumphed. It’s also about changing misconceptions about the hijab. Our news team has this highlights package

29 Oct 2014 5 min

Al Imdaad in Syria

The Al Imdaad Foundation is at the border of Syria and Turkey assisting thousands of Syrians who have been left destitute due to the civil conflict, which has worsened now with the Islamic State's territorial gain. While fighting continues, Syrian citizens are fleeing for survival and some thousands are left behind to make…

29 Oct 2014 6 min

Lentegeur meeting

Before the break, we chatted to MEC Dan Plato on the meeting in Lentegeur yesterday. Well our reporter Imogen Vollenhoven was at the meeting to chat to residents, who live in the midst of daily gang violence

29 Oct 2014 3 min

Community Safety meets Lentegeur

Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, Dan Plato held a Provincial Policing Needs and Priorities (PNP) consultation process for the communities of Mitchell’s Plain and Strandfontein yesterday. The meeting was a chance for community crime fighters and residents to engage with the Minister on their needs. MEC Dan Plato joins…

29 Oct 2014 5 min

Nizaam Carr

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…

28 Oct 2014 5 min

Metrorail recovery plan

It seems that Metrorail’s woes are not coming to an end. Nineteen carriages were damaged by a suspected arsonist on Monday night at the Salt River depot. PRASA and Metrorail met yesterday to discuss a recovery strategy. Andriques Che Petersen was at Cape Town station to find out more

28 Oct 2014 6 min

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