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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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3572 – 3592

Crime stoppers conference

The 35th International Crime Stoppers Conference ended in Cape Town last night. Yesterday, Police major general Jeremy Veary, who coordinates Operation Combat, discussed the police’s anti-gang strategy.
16 Oct 2014 9 min

Land claims awareness campaign

In July, President Jacob Zuma signed into law the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act, which reopens the restitution claims process that closed at the end of 1998. The new process gives claimants five years - until 30 June 2019 - to lodge further claims.We are currently conducting a series…
15 Oct 2014 4 min

Lack of moral outrage on child murders

With crime on the agenda at the 35th Crime Stoppers conference in Cape Town this week, a UCT academic believes there is not enough focus on child murders. Dr Despina Learmonth, a lecturer in the Department of Psychology at UCT, has criticized the lack of collective outrage against child murders…
15 Oct 2014 7 min

Father plans to take against Road Accident Fund

A father stricken with pain and suffering has turned to VOC as a last resort after his daughter suffered severe head injuries in a car accident by a drunk driver. VOC journalist Ra'eesah Isaacs filed this report…
15 Oct 2014 7 min

Women march for end to violence

With gender violence an endemic social problem in our communities, a number of local organisations have come together to demand access to justice for women. These organisations are mobilizing together for a march in Mitchell’s Plain this morning.To chat more about this is Dr Johanna Kehler, the Executive Director of…
15 Oct 2014 6 min

Maties students to launch Palestine solidarity group

With the Palestine-Israeli situation still firmly on the news agenda, a group of Stellenbosch university students are in the process of establishing a new society on campus, called the Palestine Solidarity Stellenbosch (PSS). However, it has come with some challenges for the students in terms of funding. To tell us…
14 Oct 2014 5 min

Off the rails

Kamal Salasa has this week’s OFF THE RAILS report…where he rants about everything from Oscar Pistorius, Jub-Jub and Malema to Shrien Dewani, the Arms Deal and Nkandla
14 Oct 2014 7 min

Masjidul Quds

With recent renewed Israeli aggression directed at Masjidul Quds,Islam's third holiest site, director of the Al-Quds Foundation, Moulana Ihsaan Hendricks joins us online to give us the latest…
14 Oct 2014 8 min

Shopping mall crime to be assessed

Over the past few months, police have had to contend with a string of robberies at shopping malls. The most recent one was a R2 million heist at Harris Jewellers in Canal Walk on Saturday night, only a few days after the i-Store was targeted. Currently, we have a big…
14 Oct 2014 9 min

Kenfac ratepayers discuss land occupation

Last week, we chatted to Kensington-Facreton ward councillor Lisa Macbride on the occupation of a piece of land owned by the Ndabeni Trust. While the area is not the property of the City of Cape Town, Kenfac residents say the responsibility lies with the landlord to keep the area clean…
14 Oct 2014 5 min

Land claims awareness campaign

In July, President Jacob Zuma signed into law the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act, which reopens the restitution claims process that closed at the end of 1998. The new process gives claimants five years - until 30 June 2019 - to lodge further claims. For the next few days,…
13 Oct 2014 3 min

Metro police update

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…
13 Oct 2014 4 min

Public bemoans post office strike

Members of the public and businesses say they being severely impacted by the Post workers strike. The Post Office has been impacted by five different strikes since January and operations have been hampered on-and-off this whole year. It is not clear how long the strike will continue.
13 Oct 2014 5 min

Haj pilgrims arrive home

It’s been a busy weekend for haj operators, with the arrival of hundreds of hujjaj back home. To chat about how things have progressed is Sedick Steenkamp, the chairperson of the SA Haj Travel Operators Association
13 Oct 2014 3 min

Mitchells Plain home businesses flout city regulations

Our news team was recently alerted to home business owners in Mitchells Plain who say they now face hefty fines for not adhering to the City's new Zoning Scheme. On a visit to Lentegeur yesterday, they told VOC News they had no prior knowledge of this process and have now…
13 Oct 2014 10 min

Egypt Situation

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…
10 Oct 2014 8 min

Medical aid rates to increase

Consumers hard pressed by rocketing electricity, food and petrol prices coupled with a weak rand can expect to pay more for their medical cover. Over the past two weeks, most medical aids have announced their increases for next year. One analyst says most consumers will battle with the new medical…
10 Oct 2014 5 min

Cosatu to protest Israeli Medical Association

COSATU and its health sector affiliates have called for the expulsion of the Israeli Medical Association (IMA) from the World Medical Association (WMA). They are planning a protest in Durban this morning, which will be supported by the Islamic Medical Association, BDS South Africa, and others.
10 Oct 2014 5 min

Beitul Aman management under fire

Members of the public have accused the staff of Beitul Aman Home for the Aged in Wynberg of mismanagement, following allegations of the old age home being in a bad state. VOC reporter Ra’eesah Isaacs digs deeper into this issue…
10 Oct 2014 10 min

Diarrhoea season looms

As we approach the summer months, we are also moving to Diarrhoea season, which is a huge worry for parents. Health authorities are embarking on a five-month awareness and education campaign to drive home the key message of how preventative action can reduce the risk of disease.
9 Oct 2014 8 min
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