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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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4,577 Episodes
2932 – 2952

Criminal records expungement

The South African Law Reform commission has completed its discussion paper on the review of the law relating to the expungement of criminal records. We chat now to specialist law advisor at the SA Law reform commission, Advocate Willie van Vuuren…
1 Jun 2015 6 min

Porn linked to child abuse

According to research at Unisa's youth research unit, porn addicts are at a high risk of sexually abusing children, including their own children. We chat now to reearcher at the unit, Dr Antoinette Basson…
29 May 2015 7 min

Appointment of Children's commissioner

ANC MPL's Cameron Dugmore and Dorothea Gopie have participated in all 7 public hearings concerning the proposed amendments to the Western Cape Constitution that took place recently. We chat now to the ANC MPL in the Western Cape, Cameron Dugmore…
29 May 2015 10 min

Department of Land reform on renting to foreigners

There have been much rumblings in District Six regarding the renting out of houses to foreigners. Next up, we will chat to a resident in the area who is also the chairperson of the District Six community forum, Asa Salie, and thereafter we will chat to the land commissioner for…
29 May 2015 5 min

Department of Land reform on renting to foreigners part 2

There have been much rumblings in District Six regarding the renting out of houses to foreigners. Next up, we will chat to a resident in the area who is also the chairperson of the District Six community forum, Asa Salie, and thereafter we will chat to the land commissioner for…
29 May 2015 4 min

Security summit on cyber-crime

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…
28 May 2015 8 min

Gang violence cripples City Health services

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 May 2015 6 min

Right2Know the Farlam commission report

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 May 2015 7 min

Economic analyses

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 May 2015 9 min

Power producers for SA's power problems

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 May 2015 10 min

New hospital to open in Tokai

A new R350 million state of the art hospital will be opening in Tokai later this year. We chat now to Melomed's marketing and public relations manager, Randall Pedro about the new hospital.
27 May 2015 10 min

Campaign against parole for Baby Jordan killers

On the 15th of June 2005, 6 month old baby Jordan Leigh Norton was murdered in her Landsdowne home. Dina Rodriguez, the mastermind behind the murder, Sipho Mfazwe and Mongenzi Bobotyane was given life sentences. Two other two, Zanethemba Gwade and Bonginkose Singenu were sentenced to 15 years in jail…
27 May 2015 7 min

short-term insurance ombdudsman

The Ombudsman for short-term insurance received a record number of complaints against short-term insurers last year. The annual results were released recently and these complaints include amongst other car and householders insurers. We chat now to Ombudsman for short-term insurance, Dennis Jooste about the report and these complaints…
27 May 2015 8 min

Child Protection week

With Child Protection week fully underway, we end of our show, we find out more about the Saartjie Baartman Centre's anonymous postcard campaign, called the “I deserve It”. We find out more about it from the director of the Saartjie Baartman Centre, Shaheema McLeod…
27 May 2015 8 min

Metrorail woes

Many callers have been complaining about the staff behaviour towards customers and the ongoing delays of trains. We chat now to the spokesperson of Metro Rail, Riana Scott…
26 May 2015 8 min

Shortage of ARV's and other medications

The Treatment Action Campaign has sounded the alarm on the shortage of anti-retroviral drugs and other drugs such as paracetamol and morphine. We chat now to national general secretary of the TAC, Anele Yawa about this shortage…
26 May 2015 10 min

Paying too much tax

This morning we ask the question, are we paying too much tax? According to a quarterly labour market report by Solidarity, only 3.3 million of 33 million eligible tax payers in the country pay 93% of all personal income tax. We chat now to senior researcher at Solidarity, Paul Joubert…
26 May 2015 7 min

Off the rails

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…
26 May 2015 5 min

Allergies in the workplace

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…
25 May 2015 8 min

Smallest pacemaker

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…
25 May 2015 5 min
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