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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
3920 – 3940

World Elder Abuse awareness day

World elder abuse awareness day which was launched in 15th June 2006 in New York and observed in Japan, Uganda, Gambia, Sweden and many other countries. South Africa joined in 2007 in fighting the scourge of elder abuse. Age in action is an organisation that helps to increase awareness and…
13 Jun 2014 7 min

Small scale fishing rights

The Masifundise Development trust has been granted a chance to argue the case of small-scale fishing communities. The main application was launched by the SA Commercial Linefish Association against the former fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Petterson. We chat now to the head of programmes at Masifundise Development trust, Mandla Gqamlana…
13 Jun 2014 5 min

Outrage at withdrawal of charges

Yesterday we heard from the National Prosecuting Authority that charges have been provisionally dropped against the 27-year old man who raped an murdered the 9-year old Delft girl. The Western Cape Minister of Community safety, Dan Plato have called for an investigation on this issue and to identify shortcomings within…
13 Jun 2014 7 min

Road safety foundation

Road safety is utmost importance, especially with the June school holidays just around the corner. The Road safety foundation has called for an establishment of a road safety authority, which should be tasked with curbing the high crash rates on the roads. We chat now to the founder member of…
12 Jun 2014 7 min

District 6 redevelopment trust

Before the break, we spoke to CEO at the D6 Beneficiary and redevelopment trust, Naz Ally about the process for land claimants. We continue our discussion now…
12 Jun 2014 8 min

District Six Beneficiary and redevelopment trust

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…
12 Jun 2014 35 min

Rape and murder case withdrawn

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has provisionally withdrawn the case against the 27-year old man charged with the abduction, rape and murder of a 9-year old Delft girl. This young girl was abducted, raped and set alight in January and died in hospital three months later. On the line to…
12 Jun 2014 6 min

Muslim environmentalist

We know that Islam teaches that Muslims have a responsibility to protect the environment. Several Muslim organizations throughout the world are taking that responsibility to an active level, dedicating themselves to environmental protection. Locally, Nazeer Riaz Jamal, a young Durban based environmentalist is getting ready to represent South Africa at…
11 Jun 2014 8 min

Winter road traffic campaign

We have some bad news for motorists this morning – if you are a notorious speedster, you will have to fork out more for traffic fines from the month of August. The provincial department of Transport says it is adopting a “no-nonsense” approach to traffic law enforcement over the winter…
11 Jun 2014 7 min

Health care workshop

Experts in the healthcare sector are meeting in Cape Town today to discuss healthcare delivery at a special conference at the Chrystal Towers Hotel. South African healthcare workers are regularly at risk of serious infections in the workplace which impacts on quality of care and also safety of patients. This…
11 Jun 2014 5 min

Lwandle evictions

We’ve seen a lot of political dilly-dally around the issue of the Lwandle evictions, with government officials playing the blame game. On Monday, Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Helen Zille suggested the “real story” behind the Lwandle evictions was a political one, in which the Ses’Kona People's Rights Movement was involved…
11 Jun 2014 9 min

New gunfire technology

A new gunfire technology is currently being tested on the cape flats, in an attempt to address incidents of gun violence. VOC news journalist Ra'eesah Isaacs spoke to MAYCO Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith to find out more…
10 Jun 2014 5 min

Halal tourism

This time of year, you’ll always notice that more Arab tourists are visiting Cape Town and you’ll see many of them shopping at the VnA Waterfront and other touristy places. Well according to Cape Town Tourism, apparently, the Mother City is fast becoming an ideal destination for the holy month…
10 Jun 2014 7 min

pornography analysis

There’s been public outrage following a viral video of local high school girls involved in pornography. This one is particularly shocking as the girls are seen crushing fish to death while performing sexual acts. Yesterday, we read that the SPCS was laying charges of cruelty to animals against the girls,…
10 Jun 2014 9 min

Islamic institution shutdown

The KwaZulu-Natal Social Development Department has shut down an Islamic academy in Wasbank. This after it was discovered that children housed at the Saba-la-lisa Iqi-niso Dawah Academy, aged between 12 and 17, were only receiving Islamic tuition. Online to tell us about this case is MEC for Social Development in…
10 Jun 2014 4 min

Workers International Vanguard League

ANC heavyweight Gwede Mantashe has been accused of playing a "xenophobic card" by suggesting white foreigners were interfering in the ongoing platinum mining strike. Mantashe told reporters in Johannesburg the party leadership had questioned whether the platinum strike, which began on January 23, was political. Is the ANC detracting from…
10 Jun 2014 5 min

Visa regulations

The newly gazetted immigration procedures, which will include strict new visa regulations will have an effect on the booming filming industry and investment sector and will eventually affect job creation in Cape Town. We chat now to the Mayoral committee member for tourism, events and marketing, Councillor Gareth Bloor…
9 Jun 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…
9 Jun 2014 4 min

Africa Check on maths and science education

The World Economic Forum (WEF), which is an independent international organisation committed to improving the state of the world by private-public co-operation. The WEF recently released a report that left the Department of Education in an uproar. The report placed South Africa last on the list of 148 countries in…
9 Jun 2014 5 min

Affirmative action and poverty

According to the the South African Institute of Race Relations' CEO, Frans Cronje, race-based affirmative action should be scrapped as it is damaging to poor and vulnerable communities. To tell us more, we have Head of Policy research at the Institute, Anthea Jeffery on the line…
9 Jun 2014 7 min
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