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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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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

Escalating tension and Pangas at Central Methodist Church

Refugees living in the Methodist Church in the CBD turned on one of the leaders following a dispute about a church service. Police were called out to manage the situation on Sunday night after foreign nationals demanded that JP Balous leave the church. They’ve been at the church since the…
30 Dec 2019 9 min

Part 1: Shadley Bassadien soars the skies

You are gonna love our feel-good story this morning. I’m sure many of you have seen the story of Shadley Bassadien from Hanover Park on social media this week. Shadley has achieved the almost impossible by putting himself through pilot school and is on the way to achieving his dreams…
27 Dec 2019 13 min

Khayelitsha TV ready to create waves

As you know, we love people doing really awesome things. So we were really chuffed to hear that Khayelitsha TV will be launched early next year as a platform for young, up-and-coming creative storytellers. The brains behind the station are founder and chief executive Khwezi Mayambela and a film-maker and…
26 Dec 2019 8 min

New contract will see Dial-a-Ride operating at capacity soon

So as you know, on this show, we’ve been reporting about the ongoing problems with the Dial-A-Ride service which is meant to transport disabled commuters. Now it seems a new contract has been signed by the City’s Transport Directorate which is likely to see the Dial a ride service returning…
22 Dec 2019 15 min

City accused of being 'ignorant’ about effluent at Monwabisi beach

For years, scientists and Capetonians living near the Kuils River have expressed concern that the sewage flowing into the river from a nearby wastewater treatment plant is both an environmental and health hazard. Now the issue has escalated in recent weeks and it’s alleged that the service provision by the…
20 Dec 2019 13 min

Iconic Green Point Flea Market reopens

So since we delivered the good news the other day, there’s been so much reaction and excitement about the long-anticipated reopening of the Green point flea-market this Sunday 22 December. After a lapse of 10 years, traders will celebrate their return to a market from which they were evicted in…
20 Dec 2019 22 min

Golden Arrow to increase ticket prices

Cash trapped commuters will have to increase their transport costs after Golden Arrow Bus Service announced a fare increase yesterday that will come into effect as of 30th December 2019. The bus service says they have been battling with fuel price increases all year and a unanimous decision was taken…
19 Dec 2019 7 min

Zonnebloem officially reverts to District Six

Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa has officially restored the name District Six in Cape Town, his department announced on Tuesday. The department confirmed that the official geographical name of the suburb named Zonnebloem will now be District Six and that Mthethwa had officially approved the renaming. Earlier this…
19 Dec 2019 8 min

Green Point traders to finally return ''home'' this weekend after 10 years

Really good news came through yesterday that the long-anticipated reopening of the Green point flea-market will finally happen this Sunday 22 December. After a lapse of 10 years, traders will celebrate their return to a market from which they were evicted in 2009 to accommodate the building of the CT…
18 Dec 2019 11 min

Bokaap Civic and City reacts to minstrel scuffle in Bokaap

So since Sunday, all everyone has been talking about on social media is the chaos erupted in Bo-kaap during an informal minstrel’s parade. Members of the public were trampled upon when a scuffle broke out between troop members just outside of the Biesmiellah restaurant., and according to some reports, there…
18 Dec 2019 23 min

Al Waagah Institute for the deaf launches a groundbreaking initiative for mosques

For the next few minutes, we’re going to chat about a cool, ground-breaking initiative by the Al Waagah Institute for the Deaf launched at Masjiduth Thaani in Rocklands, Mitchell's Plain on Saturday which could see South African Sign Language Interpreters used in masajid. This historic initiative will, for the first…
17 Dec 2019 9 min

Debt collection practice ruling, a ground-breaking victory for the poor

The Western Cape High Court has ruled in favour of the Stellenbosch University Law Clinic and Summit Financial Partners in a case relating to debt collection practices. As we remember, the Stellenbosch University Law Clinic, Summit Financial Partners, and 10 of their clients approached the Western Cape High Court last…
17 Dec 2019 9 min
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