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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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Can the SA tourism sector get back on its feet?

President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially announced level one of the national lock-down, which means that international borders will be opening for travel soon. The tourism sector has been among the hardest hit since the introduction of the lockdown but there are fears that travellers from outside the country could spur…
17 Sep 2020 13 min

SASSA to trial online portal for grant applications

SASSA is dragging itself into the 21st century by launching a facility whereby applicants can now register for certain social grants online, with the pilot model now offering application portals various grants. Coupled with other new payment features available to beneficiaries on their website, SASSA is aiming to reduce instances…
16 Sep 2020 9 min

Is South Africa ready for level one of the national lockdown?

As the country's Covid-19 numbers continue their downward trajectory, it is widely expected that President Cyril Ramaphosa will announce a countrywide move to lockdown level 1 sometime this week. On Monday, less than 1 000 new coronavirus cases were recorded, compared daily cases of between 10 000 and 15 000…
16 Sep 2020 9 min

Webinar: What impact would a Trump re-election have?

The academia Library will be hosting an interactive webinar this Saturday 19 September aimed at unpacking the US presidential elections and what the impact would be if Trump is re-elected. On line for comment is Chairman of Academia Library,Mr Elias Parker
15 Sep 2020 9 min

Is unity on the cards for Hamas & Fatah?

Fractured Palestinian political factions are working diligently in multilateral talks to restore unity and mend the division between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank in negotiations far more promising than previous efforts. Meanwhile, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain will today sign an agreement with Israel at the White…
15 Sep 2020 16 min

World Economic Report

In this week's world economic report, we look at the following: -Will South Africa become a failed state by 2030? -Has global oil demand reached its peak? -Asian developing economies set to shrink for first time in six decades. On line is Senior Researcher , Department of Political Science at…
15 Sep 2020 11 min

Has Eskom misled the public on load shedding?

As South Africa continues to experience the worst load-shedding of blackout to date, energy expert Ted Blom says the power utility has mislead the public about which stage they have implemented. According to Eskom's announcement, load-shedding peaked only at stage 4. So has Eskom been misleading the public on load-shedding?…
15 Sep 2020 12 min

Cellphone tower erection causes a stir in Thornton road community

Residents in Crawford and surrounding areas are up in arms following construction work being carried out at Thornton Primary School following the announcement that a cellphone tower would be erected. Now concerned residents have embarked on a peaceful placard demonstration to highlight their objection to the continued construction of the…
15 Sep 2020 11 min

Should colonial relics be removed or not?

The proposal that could see the removal of the relics of colonialism has ruffled feathers amongst those who feel colonialism should still feature in South Africa's history . This after a consultative task team on the transformation of the country's heritage landscape, resolved to recommend the removal of historical statues…
15 Sep 2020 8 min

Saudi Arabia announces international flights from January 2021

Saudi Arabia has announced that it will resume international flights from 1 January 2021 and strict travel protocols will be in place. However the decision is subject to final review in December. This means South Africans could potentially be allowed to travel for umrah early next year. Online for comment…
14 Sep 2020 6 min

Possible delay in Muslim burials due to national funeral sector strike

Over 3,000 funeral industry employees are expected to down tools today until Wednesday. They have vowed not to collect corpses after the government failed to respond to their demands. But how will this affect muslim burials? Joining us on air is Ahmed Paruk, Vice Chairperson of the national undertaker’s forum…
14 Sep 2020 15 min

Are travel operators on track with hajj refunds?

About a month ago, we spoke to Sahuc on the current concerns around hajj refunds for those hujjaj who could not perform hajj this year, due to the pandemic. Sahuc said refunds should be fully completed by mid-September. Are travel operators going to meet this deadline? Let’s chat to Sedick…
14 Sep 2020 5 min

EFF negotiates with Unilever over Clicks ad

EFF representatives led by party leader Julius Malema met with a Unilever delegation following demonstrations over a racist advert for women hair products. Part of the agreement struck between the EFF and Unilever include the withdrawal of all TREsemme products for 10 days and providing five scholarships for African women…
11 Sep 2020 12 min

Exploring Muslim Enclaves of the Cape: Simons Town

As part of our focus on Heritage month, VOC journalist Aneeqa Du Plessis has been exploring the muslim identity and heritage of some areas in Cape Town, learning more about the community’s roots and how the muslim community established itself and evolved. This week she ventured into Simonstown, to learn…
11 Sep 2020 8 min

The martyrdom of Ebrahim Carelse

Not many young people will know the story of Ebrahim Carelse, who was killed by apartheid police on the 11th September 1985 - 35 years ago. Like many other apartheid-era murders, this one angered the Salt river community, where Ebrahim had lived. About 10 000 people attended his janazah which…
11 Sep 2020 12 min

Anger over insults hurled at Paarl Niqabi woman

The story of the 28-year-old Muslim woman in Niqab from Paarl who was allegedly physically and verbally attacked by a local resident is doing the rounds at the moment and there’s a lot of anger regarding this incident – particularly in the current climate where we see religious intolerance over…
11 Sep 2020 7 min

Pressure on City of Cape Town to lower water tariffs

The current state of water in Cape Town is a big topic at the moment, because the city has really managed to make a huge turnaround on dam levels – compared to where we were sitting at two years ago. The pressure is now on for the City of Cape…
11 Sep 2020 6 min

Nehemiah Classen’s heartbroken dad speaks out

Parkwood residents are reeling after eleven-year-old Nahiema Claasen succumbed to the bullet wound to the head on Tuesday. It comes after he was fatally hit in Parkwood allegedly during gang crossfire on Monday morning. VOC Journalist Aneeqa du Plessis went out to the family home yesterday and spoke with the…
10 Sep 2020 13 min
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