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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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2792 – 2812

Khayelitsha commission of Inquiry

Last year, the O'Regan/Pikolo Commission of Inquiry highlighted the spate of killings in Khayelitsha and recommendations were put forward to keep people safer in the area. Recently a young man was killed and two others were severely beaten in an apparent act of vigilantism. Now the Social Justice coalition and…
14 Jul 2015 7 min

Islamic Relief SA

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…
14 Jul 2015 4 min

Crime spike in Strandfontein area

The young man who was left in a coma after he was stabbed 15 times, hit with a brick died over the weekend. Chad Barron went missing on the 8th of June and he was left for dead in a dilapidated house in Strandfontein. According to the Strandfontein Social and…
14 Jul 2015 6 min

Daily Ramadaan Dramedy (comedy-drama) EP11

Well, After a dramatic turn of events, a scandal has broken out in the Kassims family. We last heard that the Kassims eldest daughter Firdous was speaking with a man who happened to be married to the neighbour Jameela’s,  cousin Rabia. Shew! So lets see how the kassims handle this…
14 Jul 2015 9 min

Uber taxis and liability

With Uber taxis making big news over the past couple of weeks, we take a look a who is liable should an accident occur, especially if there is damage to other cars or for damages incurred by an Uber driver and passengers. We chat now to Head of insurance expertise…
14 Jul 2015 8 min

Ramadan Breakfast Competition

This morning it is the finals of our 30 second Five Pillar Ramadaan breakfast competition. Our finalist are Ayoob Solomon and Zaakiyah Emjedi.The winner of the competition will win a 3 nights midweek stay for 6 people at the ATKV Goudini Spa in the luxurious 6 bed Slanghoek villa.
14 Jul 2015 3 min

Social media in prisons

The Western Cape community safety MEC is demanding a probe into the recent revelation of a Facebook page publishing photos apparently taken inside Pollsmoor prison. We chat now to the Western Cape community safety MEC, Dan Plato…
13 Jul 2015 6 min

Ahlan wa Sahlan programme

The Ramadaan outreach project Ahlan Wa Sahlan which is focussed on generosity and strengthening ties during this holy month is in its 16th year. On the line to tell us more, we have the Ahlan Wa Sahlan co-ordinator Ebrahim Arnold…
13 Jul 2015 7 min

Annual Hajj Draw 2015

The annual Al Baraka Bank's sponsored annual Hajj ticket draw is taking place right now. We chat now to representative from the Bank, Adeeb Abrahams who is in the studio and doing the draw for the competition…
10 Jul 2015 10 min

Wits research study on Woolworths

It has almost been a year since the start of the Woolies boycott by BDS SA This morning, we unpack the independent research study that was done by Wits University looking at the impact the boycott has had on Woolworths. The results of this study was released in December last…
10 Jul 2015 6 min

Black Sash response to High court judgement

On Wednesday, Judge Seraj Desai declared that emolument attachment orders (EAO) against 15 individual applicants were unlawful and invalid Black Sash has welcomed this judgement and says this will have a direct bearing on millions of social grant beneficiaries. We chat now to the Black Sash's National advocacy manager, Elroy…
10 Jul 2015 9 min

Stamping out the Stigma

In a recent study done by the University of Kwazulu-Natal, researcher, Lourens Schlebusch estimate that over 7 thousand South Africa committed suicide. It has also been found that south Africans have unusually high stress levels, and cases of anxiety and depression are escalating. And with today being Panic awareness day,…
9 Jul 2015 7 min

Good Hope Centre closure

A few listeners have been asking us to get an update on the closure of the Good Hope Centre and how it will impact on the Cape Malay Choirs. The last time our news team chatted to the Cape Malay Choir board, there were talks about a mass march. The…
9 Jul 2015 6 min

Ramadan Breakfast Competition

We kicked off this Ramadaan with our breakfast competition. The competition entailed two contestants answering a few questions in 30 seconds from the 5 Pillar Islamic Board game. We have had 8 contestants take part in our competition, and this morning, we kick off with our seond semi-final with our…
9 Jul 2015 41 min

Uber debate in Cape Town

The debate around Uber taxis in Cape Town has been heating up and plans are now in place to introduce an 'e-hailing' by-law in Cape Town. Over the last few days, we saw Premier Helen Zille also weighing into the whole issue amid questions over the legality of Uber operating…
9 Jul 2015 5 min

Raising government taxes on tobacco

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…
8 Jul 2015 8 min

Gaza - One year on (package)

Ramadan 2014 is one Muslims will never forget. This week marks one year since the start of the bloody war between Israel and Hamas and the beginning of Israel’s operation, Protective Edge. During the ensuing 51 days more than 2200 people were killed in Gaza, including at least 551 children…
8 Jul 2015 9 min

Research report on gang violence (package)

Yesterday the Trauma Centre in Woodstock released an in-depth report looking at the psychological and social impact of gang violence in Manenberg. This research explores the experiences of counsellors who assessed more than 7,000 residents during a period of eight months. VOC journalist Raeesah Isaacs filed this report…
8 Jul 2015 6 min
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