The Voice of the Cape VOC Breakfast

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
1492 – 1512

Bishops Court families given back their land

Yesterday, the City of Cape Town Mayor, Patricia de Lille, hosted a handover of prime land in Bishop’s Court to 86 claimant families. These families are part of a larger group who were removed from the land between 1966 and 1969 under the Group Areas Act
24 Nov 2017 7 min

AMA Mobile Clinics Syria Report Back

The Africa Muslims together with our partners on the ground, the Saed Charity have sent a mobile clinic to assist these refugees. Hassan our Regional Director headed earlier this month to Hatay, where he had been on the ground initialising the mobile clinics. In studio this morning we are joined…
22 Nov 2017 10 min

Zimbabwean Voices the morning after...

Zimbabweans are rejoicing at the begining of a new dawn in Zimbabwe.Former President Robert Mugabe stepped down last night as president after over thirty years at the helm.This morning many Zimbabweans shared their jubilation.
22 Nov 2017 16 min

Umrah Biometric visas - an inconvenience?

There's been a lot of talk recently about Saudi authorities implementing the biometric visa system for visas. It’s believed this will create a huge logistical inconvenience, as there are only two biometric centers in the entire country.
16 Nov 2017 16 min

All South African National Parks now on Google Street View

A team of nature-loving South Africans in partnership with Google Street View have released a large collection of 360-degree imagery of the country’s wildest areas. The announcement of 170 new trails in South Africa’s national parks and reserves follows on from The Mzansi Experience launched in March 2016, which showcased…
14 Nov 2017 6 min

Let us save our White sharks

When Sara Adreotti (33) embarked on a research task to find out how many white sharks are left in South Africa, she was shocked to realize that they could become an endangered species. Sharks found in the 37 beaches in Kwa Zulu Natal are killed legally in order to the…
13 Nov 2017 5 min

City denies funding to Cape Town Minstrel Carnival association

Well it seems as though the issues between Cape Town Minstrel Carnival association and the City of Cape Town is now heading to the courts, after the City of Cape Town denied its application for funding. Issues have been surfacing for years, but reached fever pitch last year when the…
7 Nov 2017 10 min

You are responsible for what you publish on social media

Ever posted pictures of your sweet baby in the bath or moaned on social media about your impossible teenager taking the car for a joyride? Sharenting’s not necessarily caring - and it could land you in trouble.If you wouldn’t put it up on a billboard on the N1 or M3,…
6 Nov 2017 10 min

Movember Mania with the Movember Foundation

South Africa has the eighth highest suicide rate in the world, with 450 men taking their lives a month and four out of five deaths being the result of suicide.This is according to the Men’s Foundation of South Africa, an NGO that manages the Movember Foundation in the country under…
3 Nov 2017 6 min

Feedback on Gender Quotas And Sanitary Products VAT Exemption

The Multi-Party Women’s Caucus (MPWC) yesterday received a briefing by the Independent Electoral Commission on the establishment of gender quotas, a briefing by the National Treasury on initiatives put in place to enable gender-responsive budgeting as well as a briefing by the National Treasury on what is being spent on…
3 Nov 2017 7 min

UCTs interdict and the right to protest

On Monday the University of Cape Town was granted an interim interdict by the Western Cape High Court against the disruption of university activities. Najma speaks to Andre Gaum, a commissioner at the SA Human Rights Commission
1 Nov 2017 8 min

'Joburger' unites South Africans with humour

Have you ever had a burning question that you wanted to ask a friend of different colour and could not because you were afraid of what they would think? Well Lawrence van Niekerk has made headlines and started trending following his Facebook posts on his page 'Joburger'. The posts have…
31 Oct 2017 6 min

Mid-term Budget Speech Analysis

Najma Bibi spoke to Abdul Aziz Davids,Analyst & Portfolio Manager of the Islamic Fund at Kagiso Asset Management,post Wednesdays Mid-term budget speech by Minister Malusi Gigaba
26 Oct 2017 6 min

Cash Crime Statistics

Najma Bibi spoke to Richard Phillips CEO of Cash Connect,after national statistics revealed on Tuesday,showed an increase in Cash related crimes.
26 Oct 2017 11 min

World Pasta Day with Mariam Ismail Baderoon

Najma Bibi & Sabera Sheik-Essop love nothing more than a good helping of pasta!On World Pasta Day they were in for quite a treat with Foodie Vlogger Mariam Ismail Baderoon sharing a yummy,quick & easy pasta recipe on the show!
25 Oct 2017 10 min
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