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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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Reflecting on Nakba Day

The 72nd anniversary of Nakba Day coincides with the last ten days of Ramadan this year. Every year on the 15th May, Palestinians mark the anniversary of the Nakba, or “catastrophe”, when the Israeli occupation dispossessed almost 1 million Palestinians from their homes and lands. In the West Bank, Palestinians…
15 May 2020 8 min

Nurses at private hospital fear for their health

It has been brought to our attention that nurses at the private Melomed Gatesville Hospital have accused the management of putting their lives in danger by keeping mum on patients who have tested positive for covid-19. Now according to reports, nurses claimed they have been threatened with dismissal if they…
15 May 2020 13 min

Heath Department provide covid 19 update

A total of 38 people has tested positive in an old-age home in Cape Town. Management of Highlands House in Vredehoek says it was confirmed that 12 residents and 26 staff members contracted the disease after almost 500 tests were done after one of the residents died almost two weeks…
15 May 2020 15 min

Covid-19: Who should go back to school first?

As South Africa considers reopening schools amid the covid-19 crisis, a policy brief released by the Department of Economics at Stellenbosch University (SU) argues that by allowing the youngest children to go back first teachers and parents will be at lower risk. The policy brief authored by Dr Nic Spaull…
14 May 2020 13 min

Analysis of president’s speech

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the biggest part of the country should revert to level 3 of lock-down regulations at the end of the month, but that certain areas with a big concentration of the corona-virus will stay on level 4. He addressed the country for the first time in…
14 May 2020 9 min

Workers union calls on temporally shutdown of factory ahead of covid 19 cases

Following the announcement of some positive covid-19 cases at the blue-Ribbon bread manufacturer in Salt River, The Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) has demanded that bread manufacturer Blue Ribbon be temporarily shut down until it is declared safe. Joining us online is Fawu provincial secretary Meshack Ntechane
13 May 2020 8 min

Tourism sector during covid -19

Yesterday a new report was released by the Cape Town Tourism sector showcasing how the local tourism industry is suffering under Covid-19 regulations. Now we know there has been a decrease in forward bookings made to the Mother City since covid 19 took our worlds by storm.This comes as the…
12 May 2020 5 min

Outrage over regulations barring flea markets from operating

Various traders are left frustrated following the news that the latest covid 19 regulations prohibits them from operating during level 4 of the national lock-down. Now many of these traders have been left with no income preventing them from providing for their families. Let us chat to Rosheda Muller President…
12 May 2020 8 min

NSFAS during lock-down

Now we have received some messages stating that people are not able to access NSFAS funds during the national lock-down. Earlier NSFAS announced that funds would be made accessible to students but for some reason there appears to be a delay. Let us chat to Dr Randall Carolissen who is…
11 May 2020 3 min

WCED urges schools’ staff not to return to school today

While the phased-in reopening of schools in South Africa during Covid-19 remains provisional and sensitive, the Western Cape Education Department has advised principals and school management teams to wait a few more days before returning this week. SMTs were meant to return to schools from today, to prepare for pupils'…
11 May 2020 10 min

Only 6% of small businesses get relief funding

Findings extracted from the covid-19 National Small Business Survey (Post Level-5 lock-down) released by the National Small Business Chamber (NSBC), highlights the continued pain experienced by small businesses coming out of level-5 of the lock-down. Now we know that many businesses are impacted by the national lock-down imposed to try…
8 May 2020 9 min

Feedback on Corona virus digital conference

With the Western Cape being the epicenter of the covid 19 pandemic, its safe to say that we are facing an unprecedented challenge. Now yesterday Western Cape premier Alan Winde had a briefing to inform the media on what plans are in place to minimise the spread of the corona-virus…
8 May 2020 11 min

Consumer segment: Do not lose your car during lock-down

We entered Level 4 of the lock-down on 1 May 2020. Though some restrictions have been lifted and some people (from certain industries) can go back to work – for many the struggle continues. Jobs have been lost and salaries have been affected. If your financial circumstances have changed and…
7 May 2020 8 min

Home affairs during covid-19

We have many people coming forward asking whether home affairs offices are open and what services can be accessed during the covid 19 pandemic, so we thought that we would have a chat with them. Now to provide some details, we are now joined by Sam Plaatjies who is the…
7 May 2020 8 min

Platform launched to help young mothers struggling during covid-19

Covid-19 and the lock-down imposed in South Africa has a ripple effect one everything. The one aspect many of us seem to have forgotten is how vulnerable mothers are dealing with the covid -19 pandemic and the endless questions they are asked daily. Now a platformed has been launched to…
7 May 2020 9 min

Health department on the decontamination process during covid-19

Covid-19 cases are shutting down shops, police stations and even a legislature building in the Western Cape. The rapid spread of the virus has caused many stores and institutions to close for decontamination purposes, but what does the process entail, who is responsible for the decontamination process. Let us chat…
7 May 2020 13 min

Psychologist on level four lockdown

The covid-19 pandemic has forced millions of people to live under strict lock-down conditions, but how are people adapting to the lowering of levels. We are currently in level four of the lock-down which means that certain regulations have been lifted. Now research shows that the psychology of human behavior…
6 May 2020 8 min
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