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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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Consumer Focus: Identity Fraud

On Wednesdays is our weekly consumer focus with Wendy Knowler, an award-winning consumer journalist. This week we take a look at identity fraud and the dangers for victim of ID Con Artist. Wendy Knowler is the award-winning consumer journalist for The Times newspaper, the daily sister newspaper to the Sunday Times…
14 Oct 2015 8 min

World Food Day

Food security has become a major issue globally, and of course, ordinary South Africans are struggling all the more because of the high cost of basic food. These and other issues are under the spotlight with World Food Day marked annually on 16 October. It’s about creating awareness on issues…
14 Oct 2015 8 min

Telephone lines down at Bonteheuvel Satellite Police Station

Still on the topic of crime, we now address the matter of Bonteheuvel Police station’s alleged telephone line problem. During yesterday’s open lines we were alerted by community members and the Community Policing Forum experiencing difficulty lodging telephonic reports of crime related incidents in the Bonteheuvel area. Guest: Graham Lindhorst…
14 Oct 2015 6 min

Shot Spotter technology in Hanover Park

A listener raised concerns about police not responding to gun related incidents reported by community members in Hanover Park. They are also questioning the effectiveness of the Shotspotter technology installed in Hanover Park last year which is supposed to detect gun shots. Guest: Rihana Scott Position: Mayoral Committee Member for…
14 Oct 2015 5 min

BDS movements series

In yesterday’s interview on BDS movements around the world we looked at BDS Slovenia and the campaigns that they have run. Today’s location is BDS in Brighton. Now Brighton is a small English seaside town, about an hour south of London. And it’s a place you’d hardly expect to find…
13 Oct 2015 9 min

Proposed SGB amendments

One of the resolutions taken by the ANC during its national general council this past weekend was for the powers of school governing bodies to be reviewed and for inspectors to be reintroduced in schools. This proposal and others are part of a proposed amendment bill from the department of…
13 Oct 2015 6 min

Palestinian unrest

A wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence has showed no signs of abating, with hundreds of Palestinian injured in violence in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Of course one of the most tragic killings recently was that of two-year-old Rahaf Hassan killed along with her 25-year-old pregnant mother in an…
13 Oct 2015 6 min

ANC takes resolutions on Palestine at NGC

We know that BDS South Africa has long been calling for a stronger position from the S.African government with regards to its trade and diplomatic links with Israel. And this was one of the issues raised at the ANC’s National General Council (NGC) which concluded on Sunday. The NGC called…
13 Oct 2015 8 min

BDS Movements Series - Slovenia

Now BDS has become a buzz word of sorts following last year’s Israeli military assault on Gaza. Of course in South Africa, we know that BDS has become popular because of the Woolworths boycott. But very little is known about BDS movements around the world. VOC News reporter Umarah Hartley…
12 Oct 2015 9 min

ANC NGC Analysis

The past weekend saw the fourth ANC National General Congress at Gallagher Estate, Midrand. Basically, the NGC is considered a "review" session during which the party’s policies reached at the preceding national conference are discussed and evaluated. Guest: Ralph Mathekga Position: Political Analyst
12 Oct 2015 8 min

Potential class action suit against gold mines

The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and Sonke Gender Justice have been given the green light to present evidence against gold mining companies in a potential class action suit by hundreds of thousands of miners who contracted silicosis and tuberculosis (TB) in their line of work. Silicosis is a degenerative lung…
12 Oct 2015 7 min

Corruption Watch on SASSA

Anti-corruption group Corruption Watch is applying pressure on the South African social security agency SASSA to be transparent about its own processes. Corruption Watch filed a second affidavit in September, to support the review application made by the organisation in March. Corruption Watch’s first application in the North Gauteng High…
12 Oct 2015 10 min

WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY: 10 OCTOBER 2015

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…
9 Oct 2015 10 min

Free Rental Advice And Dispute Resolution Service

Chatting to Nathan Adrianse, from the Department of Human Settlements in the Western Cape about the recent launch of the rental housing tribunal. When parties enter into rental agreements it might be tricky when tenants or landlords are not knowledgeable about their rights and responsibilities. It can also be problematic…
9 Oct 2015 7 min

City unveils vision for Hanover Park upgrades

Cape Town Mayor Patricia De Lille launched the Mayoral Urban Renewal Project for Hanover Park yesterday. The project aims to not only make the gang infested area safer but also provide developmental upgrades to parks, roads and rental housing units. VOC Journalist, Ra'eesah Isaacs filed this report…
9 Oct 2015 8 min

Analysis on why crime has increased in Western Cape

So we know that our province’s crime rate is extremely higher than other provinces in the country and it’s also very clear that violence and drug-related crimes are a major concern. To analyse this further and help us understand why the Western cape has seen an increase in crime is…
9 Oct 2015 7 min

Premier Zille and Minister Plato – WC Crime Stats Analysis

The Western Cape was given the red flag last month after the crime stats revealed an alarming increase in violent and drug related crime. As you may recall yesterday Breakfast Beat analysed the story of suspended Police Commissioner Arno Lamoer, where we also looked at the possibilities for a new…
9 Oct 2015 9 min

Lavender Hill

The MEC for Community Safety, Dan Plato, embarked on a youth outreach program in Lavender Hill yesterday.
8 Oct 2015 7 min

Tuan Yusuf drama series part 3

We listen to part two of the radio drama documenting the life of Tuan Guru. The play was written by the late Moulana Yusuf Karaan, adapted and directed by Nigel Vermaas, a well-known radio drama director.
8 Oct 2015 14 min

Project saves baby life

When a baby is dumped the chances of survival and being found are slim unless the child has the ability to cry or has been left in a public place. The recent discovery of a baby boy n the Helderberg area has triggered the alarm of the Choices Crisis Pregnancy…
8 Oct 2015 7 min
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