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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…

24 Nov 2016 7 min

Good News - Tuk-Tuk transport service

I’m starting to enjoy the search for Good News and the stories seem to be getting more interesting by the day. Now I know that there might be many senior citizens who are faced with the realities of growing old in a retirement home or without adequate support during their…

23 Nov 2016 5 min

Valkenberg receives new wing

Yesterday, Valkenberg Hospital celebrated 125 years of delivering service to patients who need psychiatric treatment. Western Cape Minister of Health, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo was there to address the audience, highlighting some important aspects of psychiatry and Valkenberg. Minister Mbombo also mentioned the challenges faced by psychiatric facilities all around the…

23 Nov 2016 11 min

Prostate cancer - ‘Over diagnosis’ can cause more harm than good

Movember as known and commemorated annually is a month in which men are encouraged, through various awareness programmes, to get themselves tested for prostate cancer. Like any health test, waiting for test result can be nerve reckoning and if tested positive counselling is of vital importance to help you deal…

22 Nov 2016 7 min

Good News - Metro Police Deparment skills development for youth

The other day we highlighted how high the drug rate is in South Africa and the lack of alternatives for youth to help keep them off the street. I’m happy to say that there are programmes that assist youth. Perhaps we simply consumed in all the negativity and failing to…

22 Nov 2016 19 min

Good News - Launch of the Al-Ikhlaas Academia Library and Resource Centre

With all that is happening around us, technology advancing all the time it’s easy to be distracted from something as reading a book. Now I know to access a library cards might not be difficult because most communities have access to such facilities. What remains a challenge for most Muslim…

21 Nov 2016 12 min

Elsies River crime fighters concerned on safety

All the entities involved in fighting crime in communities, plays a pivotal role in ensuring the safety of others. However, it is quite often that the safety of crime fighters is overlooked. Have we ever pondered on how heavy-handed it must be to be part of the CPF? Just last…

14 Nov 2016 6 min

South Africa leading drug using country

Now when it comes to drugs we know South Africa has a problem. And I know that there is no country in the world, who can truly say that they are, exempted from this. However as a South African citizen, any bad news about South Africa simply saddens me. At…

10 Nov 2016 7 min

How the Trump Presidency impacts on South Africans

Now we continue with the discussion around Donald Trump recent victory in the 2016 US elections. A lot of analysts have been saying a Trump victory will probably unnerve markets on the basis that he represents policy uncertainty. Then of course, there’s the concern around how his presidency will affect…

10 Nov 2016 8 min

Trump Topic continues

We continue with the US election and the fact that Trump has come out victorious. We chat to Masood Cajee Expat living in US for 32 years, a community leader and social change advocate. He is also a denist by profession Guest: Masood Cajee Position: Expat living in US for…

9 Nov 2016 8 min

How public in US are reacting to Trump’s victory

Our newsroom and I suppose the whole of the country was glued to our news yesterday as we heard the shocker – that Donald Trump won the US elections. Very few people expected Trump to clinch a victory, and of course, this is a major turning point in US political…

9 Nov 2016 7 min

Centre for children address ECD gap in Khayelisha

A few days ago I highlighted a story which looked at the millions of children in South Africa who are still not receiving adequate early childhood education. I’m so excited to say that there are individuals in our community who are trying to fill this gap. Which is why I…

9 Nov 2016 9 min

The risk associated with marrying non-South Africans

Two weeks ago, we received a call regarding a South African woman who found herself trapped in Egypt after travelling to the country with her husband, an Egyptian citizen. After successfully escaping the clutches of her husband, she now hopes to use her story to create awareness about the dangers…

9 Nov 2016 16 min

Rights of public during frisk and stop operations

Yesterday I interviewed Dr Amien Khan, the brother of Nadeem Khan who allegedly died last week whilst in police custody. When I spoke to his brother yesterday he said that Nadeem was trying to sell his own phone when police wrongfully arrested him. Now at this point it’s difficult to…

8 Nov 2016 8 min

Good News - Movember

With awareness campaigns around female related cancers having drawn to a close November marks the start of Movember a campaigned which highlights cancer in men. We chat to Garron Gsell, spokesperson Guest: Garron Gsell Position: spokesperson

1 Nov 2016 5 min

City of Cape Town plan to transfer properties to qualifying legal tenants

More than 10 000 tenants occupying rental stock unites could claim ownership of the houses as the City of Cape Town plans to systematically transferred more than 54 000 of its saleable rental stock units to qualifying legal tenants. We chat to Councillor Benedicta van Minnen, Mayoral Committee Member for…

1 Nov 2016 3 min

Sament - National Prosecuting Authority dropping charges against Minister Gordha

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) yesterday dropped the fraud charges against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and two former South African Revenue Service (Sars) officials Oupa Magashula and Ivan Pillay. Whilst the news might have been welcomed, the initial move to charge the Minister Gordhan has been met with criticism by…

1 Nov 2016 10 min

Good News - young patient inspired to give comfort to children at Red Cross

When any calamity befalls you, you probably feel depressed and overwhelmed with emotions. Well young Layla Orrie who is only 6 years has risen above her circumstances by encouraging her parents to collect soft toys for the Red Cross Children’s Hospital, the medical institutions she regularly visits for medical check-ups…

31 Oct 2016 5 min

Impact on tourism since the unabridged birth certificates came into effect

Earlier this month the Southern African Tourism Services Association (Satsa) said it may be forced to take legal action against government in order to have strict laws around unabridged birth certificates scrapped. As we know children under the age of 18 are now required to carry unabridged birth certificates when…

31 Oct 2016 8 min

Systemic tests disrupted

We know that the South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) is up in arms over the systemtic tests being written in Grades 3, 6 and 9 and last week, it was reported that protesters disrupted the tests at three schools on the West Coast. This despite a high court ruling…

31 Oct 2016 9 min