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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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3892 – 3912

Launch of International Maths Olympiad

The International Maths Olympiad will be held in South Africa for the first time. The Department of Basic Education in collaboration with the South African Mathematics Foundation will be hosting the 55th International Olympiad which will be held at the University of Cape Town. To tell us more, we have…
23 Jun 2014 7 min

Metro police update

Well it's Monday a we get our regular update from the City of Cape Town's Metro Police, who have been out and about on our roads and in our communities. On the line to tell us more we have Metro Police deputy chief Yolanda Faro
23 Jun 2014 4 min

District Six Working committee

We have been focussing on land claims over the past couple of months and this morning we find out more about land claims and what is the way forward. To tell us more, we have the chairperson of the D6 Working Committee, Shahied Ajam on the line…
23 Jun 2014 7 min

Cosatu prepare for strike

Cosatu Western Cape is intending to embark on a strike tomorrow after a “breakdown in communications” with Metrorail about fare increases from the 1st of July. On the line to tell us more about this strike, we have the COSATU Provincial secretary, Tony Ehrenreich…
23 Jun 2014 6 min

Curbing violence in the Province

Premier Helen Zille, the Minister of Finance, Dr Ivan Meyer and the German amabassador, Dr Horst Freitag signed a signed a 5-million euros deal with 5-million Euro agreement to curb violence in the Province. To tell us more, we have the Western Cape Minister of Finance, Dr Ivan Meyer on…
20 Jun 2014 7 min

Fracking destroying the water supply

According to the World Wide fund for Nature (WWF), the government's intention to go ahead with shale gas exploration and more coal mining could have an effect on the water supply. In the State of the Nation address, President Jacob Zuma mentioned that plans are underway to go ahead with…
20 Jun 2014 6 min

World refugee day

Today is World refugee day, and according to the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) this special day is a way to recognise the resilience of forcibly displaced people in the world. To tell us more, we have Director of the People against Suffering Oppression and Poverty (PASSOP), Braam Hanekom…
20 Jun 2014 8 min

UCT admissions policy cont.

Before the break we heard from the SRC about the new revised admissions policy that is taking effect in 2016. We chat now to the UCT Vice-Chancellor, Dr Crain Soudien about this issue.
20 Jun 2014 8 min

UCT admissions policy

The University of Cape Town's admission policy have been making waves. The Council of UCT has passed the new admissions policy in spite of the objections by the SRC. The new policy takes not only into account race, but also the applicant's home language, whether the family is receiving a…
20 Jun 2014 5 min

Factreton Street committees

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…
19 Jun 2014 10 min

Treatment action campaign

The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) has called for TB to be declared a national health emergency. The TAC highlighted this issue at the TB conference that was held recently in Durban. We chat now to the TAC National chairperson, Yanele Yawa…
19 Jun 2014 7 min

New immigration law

The new gazetted immigration laws rules have been called unconstitutional and can result in major legal wrangles. Some experts has called this new immigration laws 'unconstitutional', whilst others has claimed that it has been implemented too hastily. On the line, we have immigration lawyer, Gary Eisenberg…
19 Jun 2014 7 min

Women's legal centre

The Women's legal centre and other experts in the gender sector are not very optimistic about the second State of the Nation address, because it does not address the issue of poverty amongst women. To tell us more, we have attorney at the Women's legal centre, Sanja Bornman on the…
19 Jun 2014 6 min

Ocean view killing

After the recent killing of a young woman in Ocean View, the issue of gangs comes under the spotlight again. VOC journalist, Andriques Che Petersen filed this report.
18 Jun 2014 4 min

Concerned young people of South Africa (CYPSA)

The Concerned Young People of South Africa, (CYPSA) has written an open letter to the government to urge them to take heed of the current state of affairs that South Africans are grappling with. To tell us more, we have the President of the Concerned young people of South Africa,…
18 Jun 2014 6 min

Right to know

This morning we find out more about how serious state surveillance of telephone calls are in South Africa and in which way the regulation of Interception of Communication and provision of communication related information Act (RICA) affect consumers. We chat now to the spokesperson from the Right to know campaign,…
18 Jun 2014 11 min

South Africa's economy

With the South African economy buckling we take a look at whether Presiden Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation Address has inspired investor confidence. To tell us more, we have economist at Econometrix, Yumna Ebrahim on the line…
18 Jun 2014 6 min

Post analyses on State of the Nation address

With the second State of the Nation Address a thing of the past, we get a post analyses about what the President focussed on. To tell us more, we have the political analyst and professor at North West University, Andre Duvenhage on the line…
18 Jun 2014 6 min

Operation Combat

Operation Combat which is a core crime fighting strategy is aimed at fighting the gang problem in the Western Cape. VOC journalist, Imogen Vollenhoven spoke to Mitchell's Plain General Brandt about operation Combat …
17 Jun 2014 4 min
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