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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
656 – 676

Military to decide on Hijab charges

Today is the day when the director of military prosecutions is expected to decide on whether to withdraw the charges against Major Fatima Isaacs of the SANDF. Now as many of you will remember Isaacs stands accused of wilfully disobeying a lawful order to take off her Muslim headscarf worn…
22 Jan 2020 12 min

Slow Internet: Still a week before undersea cables are fixed

South African internet users have been hit by slow or no internet connection this week after two major undersea cables connecting us to European networks have been damaged. The ship that must go to fix the cables on the west African seabed, was still stuck in Cape Town harbor due…
21 Jan 2020 5 min

CCTV surveillance has had significant impact on crime in Ocean View

The City of Cape Town says the installation of security cameras in Ocean View has had a “significant impact” on the fight against crime in the area. As announced in news earlier, the City of Cape Town launched a control room in Ocean View last week Thursday to monitor the…
20 Jan 2020 7 min

Study shows a cup of warm Rooibos tea can cool you down

With temperatures reaching an all time high, South Africans are at risk of heat exhaustion or even heat stroke, with babies, children and the elderly the most sensitive to the heat. Now appropriate hydration is vital to avoid heat related ailments and illnesses but before you reach for some cold…
17 Jan 2020 12 min

Matriculants cautioned against bogus colleges/qualifications

With South Africa’s pass rate at an historical high, thousands of learners are in the unexpectedly happy position of finding that they qualify for further study and can realise their dreams of pursuing a degree – but the clock is ticking for them to find a place at a tertiary…
16 Jan 2020 8 min

City health alerted to suspected poisoning incident in Wetton

Police are investigating after six people, alleged to have been poisoned after ingesting an unknown substance, collapsed in Wetton on Monday. According to witnesses, the six appeared to have convulsions before they collapsed near Canal Road. Now the South African Police Service is looking into the matter to establish the…
16 Jan 2020 8 min

Consumer Focus

As always on a Thursday, we bring you all you need to know about your rights as a consumer and this week will be no different. Lets us chat to Moesfiqah Botha, Head of Research and Consumer Education at National Debt Advisors.
14 Jan 2020 15 min

Know your Medical Benefits

Goolam Fakier in conversation with Dr. Johan Serfontein about this topic. Medical Scheme premiums are about to increase by CPI + 5% in January for most medical schemes. These increases are a result of an ageing, sicker population using more services, and not by medical schemes affording doctors excessive tariff…
14 Jan 2020 6 min

WCED Comments on 2020 student placements

Goolam Fakier speaks to Bronagh Hammond about the following topic. As the 2020 academic year is fast approaching, the one concern we face annually is the number of children not being placed at school and who are shown away because schools are simply too full. The 2020 academic year begins…
14 Jan 2020 7 min

Consumer Focus

As always on a Thursday, we bring you all you need to know about your rights as a consumer and this week will be no different. Lets us chat to Moesfiqah Botha, Head of Research and Consumer Education at National Debt Advisors.
9 Jan 2020 15 min

Readiness of the Tweede Nuwe Jaar carnival

Saturday 4th January marks the Tweede Nuwe Jaar minstrel’s parade in Cape Town… now known as the Cape Town Street Parade. As you can imagine, tens of thousands of people will be in the CBD to see the minstrels from all areas across Cape Town performing in the streets. We…
3 Jan 2020 13 min

Sahuc releases a list of 19 accredited hajj operators

So from the latest around Imam Fasiegh Adams and his umrah shenanigans, we move to the Fazila Malek saga. Sahuc sent an alert the other night stating that Fazila has been disbarred as haj operator. Last night, the regulator also distributed a list of 19 accredited hajj operators for 2020…
3 Jan 2020 4 min

Mutamireen beg imam Faseeg Adams to pay back their money

Not too long after the New Heights Umrah debacle and another group of mu'tamireen have been left stranded. A group of Cape Town travellers through the Madrassa Tul Uloom made a block booking for 30 people to go on a month-long Umrah trip between 25 Dec 2019 - 14 Jan…
3 Jan 2020 10 min

2019 year in review

So as we wind down the year and look to the next decade, we thought we’d do a recap of the biggest news and current affairs stories of this year. It was a year of immense sadness, frustration and so many lows but also lots of highs. 2019 was certainly…
31 Dec 2019 1 hr 20 min

UCT study looks at exiting gang life

A new study that examines how former South African gang members understand and make sense of ceasing gang involvement and focusing on exiting gang life was undertaken by UCT psychology PHD graduate Dr Jane Kelly. Dr Kelly’s recently published PhD thesis titled: “Narratives of gang desistance amongst former gang members”…
30 Dec 2019 9 min

UCT student attends international leadership course in Indonesia

For our feel good story this morning, we chat to 22-year-old UCT student Athraa Fakier, who has recently come back from the Indonesian International Leadership Camp where she spent a few weeks. Muslim students from different parts of the world joined this programme to learn about leadership, communication, strategic management…
30 Dec 2019 8 min
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