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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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Physical Abuse of Children Proving Costly for South Africa

A recent study released by the UCT’s Children’s Institute revealed that physical abuse of children is costing South Africa billions. The study "Birth to Twenty Plus" (BT20+) conducted with more than 2000 children in Soweto, Johannesburg, from birth to 22 years old – revealed that 99% of in the study…
30 May 2018 5 min

Public unhappy over closure of Kildare Road Springs

Local businessman Riyaz Rawoot campaign against the closure of the popular natural water collection point in Newlands has failed. This after the City of Cape Town recently demolished the improvised piping system with 26 water points installed by Mr Rawoot Last year Rawoot launched mobilised the community to sign a…
30 May 2018 12 min

Woodland residents Protest for land

Protest actions turned violent after group of people invaded a vacant piece of land in the Woodlands area. According to reports, protestors were allegedly burning tyres and stoning at Police vehicles. Joining us online is Byron De Villiers, chairperson of Lentegeur CPF
29 May 2018 8 min

Taxi Violence in Cape Town claims 10 lives

Problematic taxi ranks that have been the grips of taxi violence might be shut down by the Western Cape's Transport department if the shootings persist. A least ten people were fatally shot as a result of a surge of taxi-related violence which occurred in various parts of the city over…
29 May 2018 10 min

Should Bokaap residents take their fight to a national level?

History was made in BoKaap on Friday night as hundreds of Capetonians came out to support a call to protest gentrification and high municipal tariffs in the area. Bokaap residents want government to declare the area a national heritage site, to stop property developers from usurping land and property in…
28 May 2018 9 min

Feedback on Public meeting Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC)

In a of show solidarity for the people of Palestine and in protest against the opening of the US embassy to Israel. Members of the public gathered in Johannesburg for a meeting to discuss the call for ending South Africa’s links with Israel. The meeting hosted by the Palestine Solidarity…
28 May 2018 8 min

No army deployed to Western Cape says Police Minister, Bheki Cele

Residents of Mitchells Plain and surrounding areas including various stakeholder from the community gathered in Mitchells Plain for a Ministerial work session on #GangViolence. The Minister of Police Bheki Cele addressed the community present at the event to engage in possible solutions to address the gang violence afflicting the Cape…
25 May 2018 10 min

Religious perspective of protest in Islam

While the recent incidents of land protests that have erupted all over Cape Town has promoted government to engage communities. The violence accompanying these protests remains questionable particularly when the lives of bystanders are at risk and business become victims of vandalism or theft. Joining us online for a religious…
25 May 2018 13 min

Chaos erupts in Parkwood as Law Enforcement officers remove illegally erected structures

Chaos erupted in Parkwood yesterday after a community leader was shot in face by Law Enforcement officers who entered the area to remove illegally erected temporary structures. Dominique Booysen, was shot with a rubber bullet only centimetres from his eye. According to the Parkwood Backyard dweller association, Law Enforcement officers…
24 May 2018 6 min

Feedback on ANC Land Summit

The ANC has rejected claims that its land reform programme is only meant to lure voters for next year’s elections. This follows its consultative summit over the weekend which focused on the expropriation of land without compensation and recommendations for the amendments of section 25 of the SA Constitution. DT…
23 May 2018 11 min

Department Of Human Settlements meet leadership of Parkwood community

Yesterday MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela, from the Western Cape Human Settlements met with the leadership of Parkwood. This after residents from the area took to the street over the weekend to protest for land and housing. Joining us online is Minister Bonginkosi Madikizela and Dominique Booysen
23 May 2018 11 min

Bo-Kaap residents protest

A protest broke out on the corner of Wale and Buitengracht street in Bo Kaap area yesterday evening. About 30 people took part in the protest, burning tyres. The protestors are said to be mostly youth. They say they have a range of grievances that have been building up for…
22 May 2018 14 min

Parkwood violence

The situation in Parkwood intensified yesterday morning after City officials came to remove temporary structures, which were symbolically erected on a piece of land on Prince George Drive. Residents on Saturday confirmed that they would dismantle the structures once they had handed over a memorandum of demands to the local…
21 May 2018 14 min

MJC visits Imam Hussein (AS) mosque in Durban

While the leadership of the Muslim Judicial Council was lauded for its decision to visit the Imam Hussein (AS) mosque in Verulam in Durban on Monday, there is still much commentary on social media on how the MJC deals with the issues of sectarianism. Some criticism has been levelled at…
18 May 2018 9 min

ISLAMIC RELIEF RESPONDS TO GAZA MEDICAL NEEDS

Now following the recent attacks by Israeli forces killing more than 50 Palestinians and critically injuring nearly 2800 people in Gaza. There has been huge public outcry against the actions of the Israeli government This comes after Palestinians participated in a series of protest under the banner of the Great…
18 May 2018 10 min

Vygrond Protests

The protest in Vrygrond turned violent this week after community members vandalized a bottle store on Baden Powell Drive. Breakfast Beat spoke to Ward Councillors and a community leader.
16 May 2018 15 min
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