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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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Mass march: Interview with Marius Fransman

The time is now 07h12 and this morning we will be focusing on the issues of the Mass march, poverty, unemployment and gangsterism in the Western Cape. We will have the ANC leader in the Western Cape, Marius Fransman in the studio for the full hour to discuss these key…
6 Feb 2014 44 min

Youth initiative

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…
5 Feb 2014 6 min

Solidarity conference

A solidarity conference in support of Palestine, Cuba and Western Sahara which will take place later today will look at the issues of human rights. To tell us more about this issue, we have the chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on International relations and co-operations, Tisetso Magama on the line…
5 Feb 2014 8 min

Closure of Cape Town refugee centre

The Director General of the Department of Home Affairs recently announced that the Cape Town Refugee Reception Centre will remain closed to new asylum applicants. To tell us more, we have the Scalabrini Centre's advocacy officer, Marlize Ackerman on the line then we'll Speak with James Chapman with the follow…
5 Feb 2014 17 min

Police staff shortages

The Western Cape has the highest number of understaffed police stations and the largest personnel shortages, compared to other provinces. To tell us more about how police staff shortages affect crime levels, we have the Province's Minister of Community Safety, Dan Plato on the line…
4 Feb 2014 7 min

ANC march to DA government

The ANC will lead a march with various other communities to the office of premier Helen Zille on Wednesday. To fill us the reasons behind the march, we have the ANC Western Cape secretary, Songezo Mjongile on the line…
4 Feb 2014 6 min

SASSA problems

We had the National Advocacy manager, Elroy Paulus from Black Sash on the show recently. They held an urgent meeting to discuss issues around illegal and unauthorised deductions being done from the bank accounts of social grantees by outsourced contractors. To tell us more we have the General Manager for…
4 Feb 2014 7 min

Independent Electoral commission

Registration for the upcoming general elections will be taking place soon. To tell us more about the registration process, we have the Provincial electoral officer, Courtney Sampson on the line…
3 Feb 2014 7 min

Rape of Anene Booysen one year on

It's been a year since the brutal rape and murder of Anene Booysen in Bredasdrop. VOC reporter, Imogen Vollenhoven spoke to Communications co-ordinator Sarah Strydom to find out if rape campaigns are working following Anene Booysen's death…
3 Feb 2014 4 min

Metro police Update

Well it's Monday and 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. We chat now to Metro Police deputy chief Yolanda Faro…
3 Feb 2014 3 min

Hajj Watch into the umrah debacle

At the press briefing held by advocacy group, Hajj Watch into the umrah debacle, Lamy SA attended the briefing to provide their comments as to what transpired in the events leading to the umrah debacle. LAMY SA's Amir (spiritual leader), Shekh Faiex Toufy…
3 Feb 2014 7 min

Hajj Watch

The past few weeks has seen mutamireens having to do battle with certain hajj travel operators and foundations who failed to honour their commitments. Many of these mutarmireens were left stranded unable to perform their Umrah. The National Hajj Advocacy group, Hajj watch held a press conference over the weekend…
3 Feb 2014 15 min

Interest rate hike

Consumers who are already struggling under tough economic times was hit even harder on Wednesday when the South African Reserve Bank raised the interest rate. On the line to tell us how this will affect us, we have Chief economist from Efficient Group, Dawie Roodt…
31 Jan 2014 6 min

Study Funding

Are you sending your children off to varsity this year, and failed to save up for their education. We look at what other options there are students and parents to fund their tertiary education. To tell us more about these funding options, we have the public relations manager of Credit-ombud,…
31 Jan 2014 6 min

Khayelitsha Thutuzela care centre

The way rape survivors are being treated by the Police and the Criminal justice system came under the spotlight yesterday at the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry. To tell us more, we have medical co-ordinator for the Khayelitsha Thutuzela Forensic centre, Dr Genine Josias on the line…
31 Jan 2014 4 min

Healthy Cities for children

The UCT Children's Institute held a seminar recently to highlight how poor living can cause malnutrition. To tell us more, we have senior researcher from the Children's Institute, Dr Ariane De Lannoy on the line…
31 Jan 2014 5 min

Fishing rights

The fishing community is in an uproar after two fishermen went missing and presumed drowned after their boat capsized. It is believed that these fishermen were fishing illegally because of a lack of the implementation of fishing rights. To tell us more we have the Secretary of the Hout Bay…
31 Jan 2014 7 min

New gang Task Force

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…
30 Jan 2014 9 min

TB treatment

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…
30 Jan 2014 3 min

New draft law on women

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…
30 Jan 2014 9 min
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