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VOC Breakfast

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 and ordinary people. Presenters Sabera, Goolam and producer Loushe make up this dynamic team – all very different personalities that make for interesting conversation, heated debates and plenty of laughs and tears. This show is listener driven and the team loves engaging with callers – no topic is off-bounds! We serve you breakfast every morning Monday to Friday from 6.30am to 9am.
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People's Assembly website

At the opening of Parliament next Thursday, the People's Assembly website will officially go online. This initiative will be aimed at connecting the public with their representatives in Parliament. To tell us more about this exciting new initiative, we have People's Assembly spokesperson Kate Stegeman in the studio this morning…
10 Feb 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…
10 Feb 2014 4 min

Equal education

Equal education is an organisation consisting of learners, parents and community members working for quality and equality in education. To tell us more, we have the Equal Education's Deputy chairperson, Ntuthuzo Ndzomo on the line…
10 Feb 2014 7 min

Violent service delivery protests

There has been a countrywide escalation in violent service delivery protests. To tell us more about the reasons behind these violent protests, we have the researcher from the South African Institute of Race Relations, Georgina Alexander on the line…
10 Feb 2014 6 min

Hajj conference

A Hajj and Umrah convention was held in Cape Town over the weekend. This convention is aimed at developing the industry and to make the journey more pleasant. To tell us more about this convention, we have the spokesperson of Hajj Watch on the line…
10 Feb 2014 8 min

Independent Electoral commission

Registration for the upcoming general elections will take place this weekend. To tell us more about the registration process, we have the Provincial electoral officer, Courtney Sampson on the line…
7 Feb 2014 4 min

Prisoner registration

The Department of Correctional services announced that all prisoners would get the opportunity to register to vote in the upcoming general elections. Prisoners have until today to register at the 241 correctional facilities. However, there has been fury on social media platform about these privileges granted to prisoners. VOC reporter,…
7 Feb 2014 3 min

Enrolment crisis at schools

A meeting will be held on Saturday in Mitchell's Plain to discuss the enrolment crisis at schools. To tell us more about this crisis meeting, we have the Chairperson of the Mitchell's Plain Education forum, Colleen Horswell on the line…
7 Feb 2014 6 min

Pathology services

The Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry entered its 9th day on Wednesday. The Commission is aimed at investigating allegations of police inefficiencies and a breakdown in communication between the Police and the communities. We chat now to the Director of Pathology services in the Western Cape, Vonita Thompson
7 Feb 2014 6 min

MJC on voter registration

This weekend is the final chance to register to vote in the 2014 elections. On the line to tell us more, we have the Muslim Judicial Council's, Secretary General Moulana Abdul Khaliq Allie…
7 Feb 2014 4 min

Protection of Personal information Act

The Protection of Personal Information Act (Popi) which was implemented in 2013 as a result of the the ongoing practice of companies collecting and trading personal information. This Popi Act will however limit these practices. To tell us more we have the Regional Director for Trustwave Africa, Andrew Kirkland on…
6 Feb 2014 4 min

Concerned Citizens group

Mayor de Lille met with the Concerned Citizens group and community members to discuss service delivery issues. We chat now to the Mayor about the meeting and the over to Gordon Oliver…
6 Feb 2014 8 min

Mass march: Interview with Marius Fransman

The time is now 07h12 and this morning we will be focusing on the issues of the Mass march, poverty, unemployment and gangsterism in the Western Cape. We will have the ANC leader in the Western Cape, Marius Fransman in the studio for the full hour to discuss these key…
6 Feb 2014 44 min

Youth initiative

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…
5 Feb 2014 6 min

Solidarity conference

A solidarity conference in support of Palestine, Cuba and Western Sahara which will take place later today will look at the issues of human rights. To tell us more about this issue, we have the chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on International relations and co-operations, Tisetso Magama on the line…
5 Feb 2014 8 min

Closure of Cape Town refugee centre

The Director General of the Department of Home Affairs recently announced that the Cape Town Refugee Reception Centre will remain closed to new asylum applicants. To tell us more, we have the Scalabrini Centre's advocacy officer, Marlize Ackerman on the line then we'll Speak with James Chapman with the follow…
5 Feb 2014 17 min

Police staff shortages

The Western Cape has the highest number of understaffed police stations and the largest personnel shortages, compared to other provinces. To tell us more about how police staff shortages affect crime levels, we have the Province's Minister of Community Safety, Dan Plato on the line…
4 Feb 2014 7 min

ANC march to DA government

The ANC will lead a march with various other communities to the office of premier Helen Zille on Wednesday. To fill us the reasons behind the march, we have the ANC Western Cape secretary, Songezo Mjongile on the line…
4 Feb 2014 6 min

SASSA problems

We had the National Advocacy manager, Elroy Paulus from Black Sash on the show recently. They held an urgent meeting to discuss issues around illegal and unauthorised deductions being done from the bank accounts of social grantees by outsourced contractors. To tell us more we have the General Manager for…
4 Feb 2014 7 min

Independent Electoral commission

Registration for the upcoming general elections will be taking place soon. To tell us more about the registration process, we have the Provincial electoral officer, Courtney Sampson on the line…
3 Feb 2014 7 min
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