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VOC Breakfast

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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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

Bo Kaap Nasheed by Khudaamul Islam Nasheed Group honors heritage and culture

Last week VOC Breakfast officially launched the track “Bo-Kaap” which turned out to be an instant hit with listeners. The Nasheed was translated by Sheikh Ismail Londt, performed by Khudamul Islam, and mastered by Tasleem Karriem. Breakfast Beat presenter Goolam Fakier spoke to Keyaam Bassier, a representative from the Boorhanol…
9 Sep 2020 17 min

SAHRC and Community Chest react to Clicks racist advert

The South African Human Rights Commission says it wants to meet with those involved in the Clicks advert to make sure the same incident never happens again. Clicks posted an advert classifying black women’s hair as dry and damaged, while white women’s hair was labelled normal and fine. Two Clicks…
9 Sep 2020 16 min

Intense allergy season predicted amid raging Covid-19 pandemic

Spring has sprung and in some parts of the country that means those of us who get hay fever are eyeing pollen-laden plants and windy weather forecasts with suspicion. But it's also not the best time to have a runny nose and be coughing and spluttering in public while we're…
8 Sep 2020 7 min

EFF shuts down Clicks stores across the country

The Clicks group has reported protest action by the EFF at 425 Clicks stores in South Africa. At last count 51 stores were closed in the Western Cape, 92 in Kwa-Zulu Natal and the Eastern Cape, and 302 in Gauteng and elsewhere. Clicks said they strongly condemned the violence, intimidation…
8 Sep 2020 7 min

District Six museum faces closure due to Covid-19 impact

The District six museum, a heritage site in the CBD might face closure after 25 years of service due to the impact the Covid 19 pandemic and the national lockdown has had on most businesses and organisations. we are joined by Chris Chene Julius, Acting director and head of the…
7 Sep 2020 8 min

Managing finances in blended and extended families

These days blended families are not an uncommon thing. Many people who have children from previous relationships end up marrying partners in the same situation and then the concept of “children and money” becomes even harder – but not impossible. Let us chat to Moesfiqah Botha who is the Head…
3 Sep 2020 13 min

Santam goes to court over relief payments

The country’s largest short-term insurer, Santam, has gone to court to defend its position on why it has been reluctant to pay out relief payments months after claims were lodged by policyholders hard hit by the COVID-19 lockdown. The matter was heard in the High Court in Cape Town yesterday…
3 Sep 2020 9 min

CT tourism sector launches recovery plan to overcome lockdown struggles

Following months of lockdown, the tourism industry plans to get back on track and have since launched a recovery plan as tourism month kicks off. The sector was battered by the many curbs that came with the lockdown such as travel bans and the shutting down of hotels and guesthouses…
2 Sep 2020 8 min

Dam levels increase but tariffs to remain says CoCT

The beautiful rains that made landfall over the past few weeks has attributed to the rise in dam levels. The City of Cape Town’s dams are currently more than 90% full, and this includes the Theewaterskloof dam that is at 87.7% – the highest recorded level since 2014. But what…
2 Sep 2020 10 min

The Voice of the Cape marks 25 years as a community broadcaster

Who would have thought that a novel idea 25 years ago would give birth to a radio station that became an icon in the Cape Town community? You know the names, you know the famous adverts and you know our famous phrases, VOC has without a doubt become an institution…
1 Sep 2020 32 min

R135m sale of Tafelberg site set aside by Western Cape High Court

So it’s been a long battle but finally, the sale of the old Tafelberg School site in Sea Point has been reviewed and set aside. The judgment was delivered in the Western Cape High Court yesterday morning. Judge Patrick Gamble and Judge Monde Samela found that both the Western Cape…
1 Sep 2020 10 min

Athaan convoy video goes viral in KZN

Rivaj Ramdas of TST and his members have been praised for their role in this weekend’s brilliant convoy playing out the athan on loudspeakers in Isipingo Beach and surrounding areas. It was a symbolic and powerful gesture in protest of a Durban High Court judgment that limits the athan in…
1 Sep 2020 5 min

Policing in crisis in South Africa

Public outrage continues to grow following the shocking killing of 16-year-old Nathaniel Julius, a boy with Downs Syndrome – in Eldorado Park. As we know, anger reached boiling point on Thursday when violent clashes broke out between residents and police. Tensions spilt over when community members marched to Eldorado Park…
31 Aug 2020 9 min

Community outrage over Eldorado Park Downs Syndrome teens killing

There was pandemonium on the streets of Eldorado Park yesterday, after police fired stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse protesting residents. This after 16 year old Nathaniel Julius, who had Downs Syndrome, was shot and killed allegedly by officers. Ten community members were arrested. To chat to us about…
28 Aug 2020 7 min
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