The Voice of the Cape Burning Issue

Burning Issue

The content echoes the name of the show – a platform that creates discussion around issues of religion, legal, consumer related, news and human interest stories. Hosted by seasoned photo-journalist and writer Yazeed Kamaldien who has a passion for community news, the 2 hour discussion show is interactive with the lines open for people to voice their opinions while the experts answer the questions.
Weekly English South Africa News
112 Episodes
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Are teachers losing authority in the classroom?

So one of the biggest conversations in the public domain recently has been a viral video of a San Souci high school teacher slapping a learner in the classroom, following an altercation. A disciplinary hearing is currently underway at the school and both the educator and learner have laid counter-charges…
20 Feb 2019 1 hr 07 min

Department of Transport to toughen traffic law against speedsters

The Western Cape Department of Transport plan to toughen up laws against unruly motorist who exceed speed limits on Western Cape roads through the amendment of the traffic bill. This comes after an apparent street race ended horribly a weeks ago when the driver of a BMW crashed on the…
29 Jan 2019 1 hr 26 min

Democratic Alliance: The vision behind Alan Winde’s new role

As you might know, the Democrat Alliance (DA) is the opposition party that governs the Western Cape, Tshwane, Johannesburg and Nelson Mandela Bay. The DA has 33 municipalities including the Western Cape under its belt. This means that they have more power and say as to how the Western Cape…
6 Nov 2018 1 hr 25 min

Resignation of former DA Councillors further exposes division within the party

The recent resignation by 5 former Democratic Alliance members at a council meeting last week has further exposed the internal battle within the party. The group of former councillor have sited racism and intimidation as some of the reason behind their decision to exit and have also pledged their support…
30 Oct 2018 42 min

Burning Issue

Come the 1 November Western Cape MEC for Community Safety, Minister Dan Plato will take over the mayoral chain from Mayor Patricia de Lille. This after Mayor De Lille agreed to step down in August when she resigned after the protracted battle between herself and Democratic Alliance. Amongst the candidates…
16 Oct 2018 1 hr 22 min

Cape Town residents calling for the protection of historical burial sites.

Symbolic protest action by the Bo-Kaap residents against gentrification has highlighted how public action can help protect Islamic heritage and other historical burial sites in the Western Cape. This includes the Black River Interest Group recently launching a petition against the development of land and the exhumation of 3000 human…
25 Sep 2018 1 hr 12 min

SA crime statistics reveal murder rate remains high in Western Cape

The Western Cape continues to have the highest number of murders in the country. This is according to the latest figures released in the National Annual Crime Statistics for the 2017-2018 financial year. Some of the police stations on the top 30 list for the highest contact crime include Nyanga,…
11 Sep 2018 57 min

Why South Africa is one of the top human trafficking routes in the world

A recent workshop hosted by the Department of Justice in the Western Cape during the commemoration of WORLD DAY AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS highlights the growing trend of child trafficking throughout the world. Various community leaders and organization attended the event under the theme: “Responding to the trafficking of children…
14 Aug 2018 1 hour

Cape Town’s rail system is being plunged into crisis....why?

Cape Town’s rail system has been in disarray for a while, but things have reached a crisis point recently, following a series of arson attacks on train carriages. A fire on 21 July at Cape Town station destroyed seven rail coaches and exactly a week later, more trains were set…
10 Aug 2018 1 hr 02 min

Gun Amnesty in SA - Is it effective?

Parliaments Portfolio Committee on Police will formally consider a Firearms Amnesty request from the Minister on Police on Thursday 16 August. The amnesty proposal is for 1 September 2018 for a period of six months, terminating on 28 February 2019. However, on Friday 27th July, Gun Owners South Africa (GOSA)…
1 Aug 2018 1 hr 41 min

Gang violence escalates on the Cape Flats

Welcome to Burning Issue. Now tonight we touch on a very emotional topic – that of gang violence, an issue we know strikes at the heart of our community and something we speak about very often. It’s been a deadly month in some of Cape Town's gang-riddled communities, with scores…
24 Jul 2018 1 hr 04 min

Is mob justice being normalised in our communities?

Cape Town was rocked by yet another child murder this past weekend– that of 6 year old Stacey Adams from Eastridge. Stacey was buried this afternoon by Islamic rites. Her body was found buried in a shallow grave, next to a wendy house where she had lived with her 24…
3 Jul 2018 35 min

Is mob justice being normalised in our communities?

Cape Town was rocked by yet another child murder this past weekend– that of 6 year old Stacey Adams from Eastridge. Stacey was buried this afternoon by Islamic rites. Her body was found buried in a shallow grave, next to a wendy house where she had lived with her 24…
3 Jul 2018 40 min

Bo Kaap rises: How the community is reclaiming its streets

Now Ramadan was certainly a decisive time for Bo Kaap and many communities across the Cape Flats, as we saw an uprising from ordinary citizens against government on key issues such as housing and service delivery. In Bo Kaap specifically, the spotlight was placed firmly on the issue of gentrification,…
20 Jun 2018 1 hr 14 min

Siqalo and Mitchels Plain...a rebellion of the poor

The recent violent protests over the demand for electricity and water in the Siqalo informal settlement outside Mitchells Plain have put the spotlight on the housing backlog in the community. But it has also raised the importance of addressing housing and land issues in the Greater Mitchells Plain area –…
15 May 2018 1 hr 16 min

The challenges of the D6 project

Still keeping with the issue of land reform, tonight we pick up on the challenges of restitution post 1994 by looking at the contentious District Six project. District Six has existed as a white elephant for some time now. From the highway going in and out of the city, commuters…
2 May 2018 44 min
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