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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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Racism in KZN

Almost 500 foreign nationals remain displaced and living in fear in places of safety in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape. Their spaza shops were vandalized and looted by community members in Joza township last week. The looting was allegedly sparked by a belief among the community that the foreign nationals…
29 Oct 2015 9 min

employment scam

The City had been alerted to an employment scam after residents in the community pitched for their first day of work at the Westridge Clinic in Mitchells Plain. Residents had reportedly been scammed by a suspect pretending to be an official recruiter for the Health Department. Residents allegedly had to…
29 Oct 2015 7 min

Impact of ease on SA Visa Regulation on Tourism Industry

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…
27 Oct 2015 7 min

Legal aspects for Student charged during Protest:

As you may know we have covered the recent #FeesMustFall protest extensively in our news and programmes . With the 0% increase to 2016 fees granted following the list of student’s demands some see this as a victory and others not. To a small group of students in the Western…
27 Oct 2015 9 min

Western cape Ministry of Health : Breast Cancer awareness

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…
27 Oct 2015 10 min

National Peoples Movement march against crime in Hanover Park

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…
27 Oct 2015 8 min

Launch of the Inter Community Forum

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…
27 Oct 2015 12 min

Western Cape Police Ombudsman student protest

If you haven’t heard, where have you been? Hashtag #FeesMustFall has been replaced with #FeesHaveFallen. However, many questions have been raised about the Police using excessive force against unarmed students. The matter is currently under investigation by the Western Cape Police Ombudmans after the Minister for Community Safety in the…
26 Oct 2015 4 min

UMALUSI : Update on matric exams

We continue the topic of education but move on to Matriculatants. More than 8000 candidates wrote their Computer Applications and Technology papers last week. Today will mark yet another milestone for class of 2015 who in the next few hours are set to write their English exam. Is all set…
26 Oct 2015 7 min

CWU to move ahead with Post Office strike

Post office workers will be crying all the way to the bank tomorrow, because they will only be receiving half of their salary this month. Workers were informed by the Post Office that the company did not have enough money to cover the expense of salary payout this month claiming…
23 Oct 2015 10 min

WC Government: #FeesMustFall

As you may now the #FeesMustFall protest have dominated headlines across the country and all eyes on SA globally. In the Western Cape the recent protest outside Parliament earlier this week has now spiralled into a legal battle between students and police. Yesterday students gather at the Cape High Court…
23 Oct 2015 10 min

Corruption Watch : Launch Corruption In Schools Report

A number of South African schools are in the hot water for corruption after a report, released by Cor-ruption Watch; revealed that more than 1000 reports on corruption activities in schools were reported between 2012 and 2015. The cases of range from financial mismanagement, theft of funds, tender cor-ruption and…
23 Oct 2015 8 min

Cosatu consider Strike Action: #FeesMustFall

Still on the topic of #FeesMustFall protest I will in the next few seconds be focusing on COSATU’s recent announcement of considered Strike Action and support for #FeesMustFall.
23 Oct 2015 9 min

Consumer Focus: Pros and Cons of DIY Airline bookings

Since the invention of internet and cellphones, air travel has literally become a breeze and makes for a convenient and cheaper way to travel. While more people going the DIY Airline bookings route getting to know the pros and cons of this new trend could save you in the long…
21 Oct 2015 6 min

BDS movement’s series

In our last feature of the BDS movements around the world we focused on BDS New York and the campaigns that they have run. Still in America Umarah Hartley in this interview speaks to Andrew Kadie from the US lead campaign to end the occupation of Palestine
21 Oct 2015 14 min

FeesMustFall protest

The #FeesMustFall protest is gaining momentum nationally as more students unite and speak up against the proposed fee hikes. Tertiary institutions are brought to a standstill. In alleged violent protest action, police used force and fired stun grenades to disperse the crowd. Thus far, protests have been reported at Wits,…
21 Oct 2015 7 min

Train fires at Cape Town Station

This week Metrorail operations kicked off with a smoky start after 6 of its carriages were destroyed in a fire which broke out at the Cape Town Station yesterday morning. The incident was not only a setback for the railway service but inconvenience to customers who had to make use…
21 Oct 2015 5 min

MJC Palestinian Rally at Darul Islam High

The Muslim Judicial Council in conjunction with the AL Quds Foundation SA and the National Coalition for Palestine will be hosting a Rally at the Darul Islam High School Hall in Surrey Estate, later today. The rally coincides with the visit of a high level delegation from the Islamic Resistance…
21 Oct 2015 11 min

City warns beneficiaries of housing scams

The City of Cape Town have launched an investigation into housing and serviced site scams, after people seeking subsidised property complained that they were allegedly asked to pay a placement fee for the registration onto the Housing Database. To tell us more, we chat to Councillor Benedicta van Minnen Mayoral…
20 Oct 2015 4 min
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