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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
3540 – 3560

Public outrage after pig head incident

There was shock and horror on Twitter on Friday after a pig’s head was placed in the halal foods section of the Woolies store in Fort road in Sea Point. The Congress of South African Students is said to behind the incident. COSAS says it’s a form of protest against…
27 Oct 2014 7 min

Plaque in memory of Gazans killed

Religious leaders and activists, led by Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu yesterday unveiled a plaque in memory of the civilians killed during the most recent 50 days of military conflict in Israel-Palestine. VOC reporter Andriques Che Petersen was at the event and filed this report
24 Oct 2014 4 min

Managing Your Risk of Exposure to Burglaries

As we know the Western Cape has been hit by surge in shopping mall robberies, but our homes are equally vulnerable to criminals. You’ll remember that a few months ago, the southern suburbs was targeted by criminals which many people suspected was the Crow bar gang. But this morning we…
24 Oct 2014 7 min

Cape Chamber responds to electricity issue

Yesterday, we got some insight into the challenges facing small businesses in terms of the electricity tariff increase. And given some of the responses, its obvious that this is an issue that affects many people in our community. What has the impact been like on small businesses? To help us…
24 Oct 2014 8 min

Bonteheuwel residents call crime meeting

Residents in Bonteheuwel were called to an urgent meeting last night to discuss the crime situation in the community. This comes after numerous attempts to engage with authorities on the spate of gang shootings recently. The Bonteheuwel Joint Peace Forum had given police commissioner Arno Lamoer until the end of…
24 Oct 2014 6 min

Caffeine a health risk for students

The end of year final exams is upon us and its not just Matrics that are under pressure. Usually students will stock up on caffeine to cram a year’s worth of information into their heads. But now a pharmaceutical company warns of caffeine-induced anaphylaxis or allergy. 
23 Oct 2014 6 min

City responds to electricity prices

Earlier, before the break we heard from some business owners in Kensington who are up in arms with regards to the high electricity tariffs. They have accused the City of Cape Town of exploiting small businesses. To help us understand how this tariff system works is Gary Michael Ross, he…
23 Oct 2014 8 min

High cost of electricity crippling small businesses

Small business owners say they will be forced to close up shop as they are battling with soaring electricity prices. From 1 July 2014 there has been a massive increase in electricity accounts to small businesses in Cape Town.   We sent our reporter Andriques Petersen to Kensington to chat to…
23 Oct 2014 7 min

Mid-term budget: analysis

Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has tabled a tough Medium Term Budget Policy Statement in parliament, which will not be good news for everybody. The minister has warned of changes to tax policy next year that could see South African taxpayers paying more.
23 Oct 2014 7 min

SA’s foster care system in crisis

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…
22 Oct 2014 7 min

Maties students petition for halal food

Muslim students at Stellenbosch have been struggling for a long time to acquire a range of halaal food outlets at campus. Last week, they were dealt with a blow when they heard that the only Halaal food shop in the student center was given notice to leave at the end…
22 Oct 2014 7 min

Oscar Pistorius sentencing reaction

The Oscar Pistorial murder trial has been dubbed the trial of the century and there has been much reaction to his sentencing yesterday. The Paralympian was sentenced to five years for culpable homicide for the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Our reporters went out onto the streets to get…
22 Oct 2014 5 min

City responds to Bothasig rezoning appeal

Before the break we heard from Shafiek Benjamin from the Bothasig Muslim and Cultural Society who was chatting about some of the objections to the establishment of a place of worship there. The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Energy, Environmental & Spatial Planning, Dr Johan van der…
22 Oct 2014 7 min

Bothasig residents struggle for place of worship

Muslim minorities in predominantly white suburbs have always faced some difficulty in establishing places of worship in their areas. The Bothasig Muslim community is one such case – residents have a property for a place of worship, but have been denied rezoning. The Bothasig Muslim and Cultural Society applied for…
22 Oct 2014 5 min

Innovative service delivery monitoring tool

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…
21 Oct 2014 8 min

Off the rails: news in 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…
21 Oct 2014 6 min

Shopping mall robberies: analysis

Armed robberies, specifically targeted at retailers in shopping malls, are definitely on the increase and show know signs of abating, as we have seen in the media recently. Since September up until now, there have been about 15 reported incidents at shopping malls in Cape Town, the most recent being…
21 Oct 2014 10 min

Steroids rife in schools

Steroid use by high school boys is becoming more sophisticated and is showing no sign of slowing down. This emerged at a summit held by the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport recently. The Institute tests boys and warns of a ban from school sport for a year if a…
21 Oct 2014 7 min

Samnet responds to BCCSA ruling

Over the course of the Gaza conflict during July and August, we did quite a bit of analysis on the local media coverage. Our state broadcaster came under some criticism for one-sided coverage and complaints were lodged at the BCCSA. Yesterday it emerged that these complaints were not upheld.
21 Oct 2014 9 min

Knysna Mosque appeal

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…
20 Oct 2014 7 min
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