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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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4,577 Episodes
3260 – 3280

Darun Naim

Darun Naim has plans in purchasing the Luxurama and convert it into a campus. However, a Nigerian group has put in an offer to purchase . To tell us more, we have teacher and spokesperson at Darun Naim, Moulana Khalil Hendricks on the line…
5 Feb 2015 4 min

Big Walk link up

The Sunfoil 10km Big Walk is the 3rd biggest social sporting event after the Two Oceans marathon and the Cape Argus Cycle tour. Every day at this time, we will be linking up with the organisers of this event. We chat now to Dr Ilyaas Parker about how we can…
5 Feb 2015 5 min

Petrol price drop and food prices

The price of petrol has dropped for the second in two months. But that doesn't mean a drop in the price of food. With many people living below the breadline, it would be a much welcome relief if the food price drops. But senior economic researcher at Solidarity, Paul Joubert…
5 Feb 2015 10 min

Food insecurity in Cape Town

This morning, we delve deeper into the issue of urban food system and food insecurity in Cape Town. The Balsillie School of International affairs and UCT will be holding a workshop to discuss how South Africa will manage the challenges around food security. To tell us more, we have researcher…
5 Feb 2015 9 min

Harrassment at Work

As part of its education and awareness programme, the Department of Justice and Constitutional development aims to highlight issues around the Protection from Harrassment Act (Act 17 of 2011). To tell us more, we have Advocate Mthunzi Mhaga from the DOJ &CD; on the line…
5 Feb 2015 9 min

CCMA (Yusuf)

The Commission for Concilliation and Mediation and Arbitration or CCMA has been granted an extra R60 million to be ready for the implementation of the new Labour legslation amendments. The Commission can now hear more disputes. To tell us more, we have attorney at JR attorneys, Johanette Rheeder on the…
4 Feb 2015 7 min

Maths education (Kamal)

The Department of Basic education intends to implement a teacher development programme to improve Maths in the senior phase. However, the programmes will be implemented during school hours. We delve deeper into this issue we chat now to the provincial secretary of the South African Democratic Teachers Union, Jonovan Rustin…
4 Feb 2015 7 min

Muslim marriages bill

The Women's legal Centre has recently filed an application at the Western Cape High Court to see the Muslim Marriages Bill enacted into law. Their application has received a wave of critical responses from various Muslim organisations. VOC journalist, Ra'eesah Isaacs caught up with Hoodah Abrahams-Fayker, a lawyer at the…
4 Feb 2015 8 min

increasing temperatures leads to heat stress

Nasa and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration declared 2014 as the hottest years on record. And with temperatures climbing even higher, we take a look at how this is going to affect people mentally and physically. We chat now to the spokesperson of Pharma Dynamics, Mariska van Aswegen…
3 Feb 2015 8 min

South Africa heading for a fiscal cliff

According to a report released by the Institute for Race relations, South Africa is running out of money and is heading towards a fiscal cliff. To delve deeper into this report, we have the CEO of the Institute for Race relations, Frans Cronje on the line…
3 Feb 2015 7 min

Free business training for matriculants

Free business training will be offered to matriculants in Randburg, Pretoria and right here in Belville. To tell us more, we have Director of Signa Academy, Janine Appelgryn on the line…
3 Feb 2015 8 min

Mxit to help with road safety

The transport department in the Western Cape has embarked on a road safety campaign through the social media application, Mxit. To tell us more, we have, Siphesihle Dube, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Transport and Public works on the line…
3 Feb 2015 6 min

Child criminals

Recently, a judge slammed a magistrate for sentencing teen murderers as adults not child offenders. The two young men were 17 years old when they committed the crime. This morning, we find out from child rights consultant, Carol Bower about whether children should be tried as adults or children…
3 Feb 2015 8 min

Cable theft in farming community

Cable theft is becoming a huge problem to the farmers in the in the Phillipi Horticultural area. Farmers from the Phillipi Horticultural association met with Mayco member for Utilities, Councillor Ernest Sonnenberg on Thursday to discuss the theft of overhead electricity cables. We delve deeper into this issue, we chat…
2 Feb 2015 9 min

Community participation

The police's Operation Combat aims to eradicate gangs on the Cape Flats which will create a safer and more secure community. This anti-gang unit was established when the Prevention of Organised Crime Act came into effect. On the line is the head of Operation Combat, Major General Jeremy Veary to…
2 Feb 2015 10 min

Advanced Maths key to university success

Exposure to maths develop critical thinking and problem solving skills and according to the South African Maths foundations, top learners in the South African Maths Olympiads perform very well at university. To tell us more, we have executive director of the South African Maths foundation, Professor Johan Engelbrecht to tell…
2 Feb 2015 6 min

School vandalism report

The Western Cape Education Department released their report on incidences of holiday vandalism at schools. To delve deeper into this issue, we have the spokesperson for the Minister of Education, Jessica Shelver on the line…
30 Jan 2015 7 min

National blood shortage

The Province's blood stocks are standing at 4 days, but nationally the blood stocks are running dangerously low. To tell us more, we have communications manager, Vanessa Raju on the line…
30 Jan 2015 7 min

Spine Road High school success

Spine Road High School in Mitchells Plain gears up for another year of success. With achieving a 100% matric pass rate in 2014, School principle, Riyaad Najaar says the schools success can be attributed to hard work and dedication. VOC Journalist, Ra'eesah Isaacs caught up with Najaar for more insight…
30 Jan 2015 7 min

Gas safety during load shedding

With Eskom's load shedding set to continue, many households will be resorting to alternate ways to keep the lights on. Many might be contemplating using gas cylinders, but ER 24 are urging people to be extra careful when using gas. To tell us more, we have the CEO of Liquefied…
30 Jan 2015 7 min
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