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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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COCT's Ombudsman accused of being ineffective in addressing complaints

The City of Cape Town’s Ombudsman has been accused of being ineffective in dealing with the many complaints that have landed on his desk. Many organisations have come forward stating that complaints lodged have fallen on deaf ears and are demanding an answer from the ombudsman. This morning we are…
10 Dec 2020 13 min

Johnston road maqbara reaches burial capacity

The burial space at the Johnstone road cemetery in Athlone has reached capacity and there is no space for Janazas. In a statement, the Vygieskraal Cemetery Board says in light of the increase in fatalities during the Covid19 pandemic, it is now filled to capacity and the public will be…
10 Dec 2020 12 min

Discussion: A South African perspective on the Covid-19 vaccine

Across the globe, scientists are scrambling to develop multiple vaccines with the goal of stopping the deadly coronavirus in its tracks. A vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease is perhaps the best hope for ending the pandemic. Yesterday the UK rolled out the worlds first Covid-19 vaccine program. There are also…
9 Dec 2020 36 min

WCED: No evidence of racism at Brackenfell High private party

The MEC for Education in the Western Cape, Debbie Schäfer, says she has received a report on the Department’s investigation into allegations of racism at the Brackenfell High School. The school was brought into the spotlight after complaints that it organized and held a whites-only matric dance. The complaints were…
8 Dec 2020 12 min

OUTA fingers CoCT over Potsdam Wastewater Treatment Works management

The City of Cape Town’s competency in managing effluent discharge at Potsdam Wastewater Treatment Works has been questioned following water samples collected by the Organisation Underdoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) during independent testing of the Diep River system. Let’s chat to Senior legal project manager at OUTA, Andrea Korff
7 Dec 2020 13 min

''Hunger: A Quest for Justice'' - Community Chest releases Covid-19 impact report

Following the announcement of the national lockdown imposed earlier this year, due to the corona virus pandemic, Community Chest embarked on a food relief programme to address hunger in marginalised communities. The Cape Town-based NGO has now released its online Impact Report on the scope of its work during the…
6 Dec 2020 8 min

Gatvol Capetonian campaign hopes to bring peace to the cape flats

Gang violence has really become so rife in many areas across the Cape Flats with many people becoming desensitized to the soaring levels gang violence and the crimes in their respective communities. Now many people are familiar with who the guilty parties are but are so afraid to speak out…
4 Dec 2020 9 min

Covid-19 cases in the Western Cape continues to rise

As we await news on whether the Western Cape will be seeing another lock down or stricter measures to curve the spread of the covid 19 virus, the Western Cape Premier Alan Winde says lockdowns are blunt instruments that have disastrous consequences and should be avoided at all costs. Winde,…
3 Dec 2020 11 min

Capetonians urged to be safe on the roads this festive season

This time of the year is normally the busiest time as many people are wrapping up the year, doing last minute shopping and planning trips to their families for the festive season celebrations. Its normally this time of year where we see the many vehicle related accidents as the streets…
3 Dec 2020 8 min

SACE: More than police clearance needed in teacher vetting process

Following the announcement by the Education department stating that it would employ 200 000 teaching assistants and 100 000 general assistants at schools across the country for the year 2021, concerns have been raised about the safety of pupils because of inadequate vetting and shortcomings in the sexual offenders register…
3 Dec 2020 12 min

Feedback: Gatesville traders and CoCT meet again

We know there's been a lot of frustration from Gatesville traders about their possible relocation. This amid concerns that the area is too crowded and more needs to be done to ensure social distancing - given the rising numbers of covid19 cases in the western Cape. Last week, Burning Issue…
2 Dec 2020 10 min

Uproar over Israeli 7’s rugby team heading to Cape Town

The ANC Youth League in the Western Cape has warned it will protest the Israeli national rugby team should they arrive in Cape Town in mid-December. According to pro-Israeli media, the Israeli 7s side intends to travel to the SAS Rugby Academy in Stellenbosch to train with the Blitzbokke. In…
1 Dec 2020 10 min

Food prices continue to increase as the festive season approaches

As we enter the final month of 2020, a year that has been extremely challenging as we were faced with a global pandemic, which claimed so many lives but also seen us struggling financially after we had a forced lockdown which negatively impacted on our economy and people battling to…
30 Nov 2020 9 min

Yemen’s Masnoena Adams speaks about life after her husband’s death

It's almost four years since we last spoke to Mitchells Plain born Masnoena Adams who left the country for Yemen about 19 years with her late Yemeni husband Saleh, where she's been ever since. Trapped in a remote part of Yemen against her will by her husband and abused mentally…
30 Nov 2020 12 min

Localised intervention needed to deal with virus resurgence in hotspot regions

Government is considering the reintroduction of a level 3 lockdown in the parts of the country where a surge in coronavirus cases has been reported. This comes after health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize met with local business and political leaders on Friday in Port Elizabeth. While no decision has been…
30 Nov 2020 10 min
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