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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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Why is the City spending R4.5 million on the switching of the lights?

The City of Cape Town is preparing for the annual switching on of the festive season lights in Adderly Street - a massive event in the CBD. According to the Cape Argus, this event is gonna cost a whopping R4.5 million rand. The City has said they pulling in some…
20 Nov 2019 22 min

Unifam urges police to arrest those behind attack at Methodist Church

On Friday morning, Members of the Western Cape Refugees and Migrants Forum, the SA Human Rights Commission's Chris Nissen and Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba were attacked while attempting to address the foreign nationals at the Central Methodist church, where they had been seeking shelter. Some of the religious leaders were…
20 Nov 2019 11 min

Tribute From Home

Herein Goolam Fakier speaks to Bonita Bennet who is the Director of the District Six Museum. They pay tribute to the late Mogamat Benjamin who was a very active listener of VOC and who was a community leader and District Six Activist.
18 Nov 2019 13 min

Two Muslim learners head to Ghana for Operation Smile

This morning, we feature two inspirational young women doing the thangs! Farah Logday, a grade 10 learner at Islamia high school and her cousin Jumannah Logday, a grade 11 learner at Bergvliet high school will be heading to Ghana in November on a mission with Operation Smile. There are only…
14 Nov 2019 9 min

Western Cape small scale fishers access to rock lobster season

So we know there’s been immense challenges for the small-scale fishing sector and for years, fishermen have been asking for relief to the small fishing quotas. Yesterday Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Barbara Creecy said she has granted small-scale fishers in Western Cape access to fishing during the 2019/20…
14 Nov 2019 7 min

How small businesses can claim their share of Black Friday spending

South African shoppers rang up R3 billion in card transactions on Black Friday 2018 – and this year could be even bigger for the country’s retailers. Smaller businesses might be worried that the big brands can outspend, out-market and out-muscle them over this lucrative time of the year – but…
13 Nov 2019 10 min

Sahuc begins applications for hajj mission and medical team

So South Africa has one of the best medical teams on hajj every year – having one several awards in Saudi Arabia. You can actually be part of this team or SAHUCs hajj mission – which is their group of volunteers who assist hujjaj each year. Qari Moosa Seedat, head…
13 Nov 2019 9 min

How to transport and handle a TV if you are taking delivery yourself

So as we head into the festive season and start splurging on our bonusses (remember black Friday is also coming up!) …its important that you be made aware of the do’s and don’t when buying a television. These smart TVs cost an arm and a leg, so as a consumer…
12 Nov 2019 13 min

Heideveld teacher wins regional award

We absolutely love passionate teachers who inspire! This morning our feel good story is about Heideveld high school educator Riefqah Sasman who won the Provincial Round for the National Teaching Awards 2019 in the category Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning. Unfortunately, Riefqah has to be in class this morning and couldn’t…
12 Nov 2019 11 min

Sayed Abdul Haq kramat in Vredehoek vandalised

So not long after the shocking violation at the Mowbray cemetery, and again, our newsroom was alerted to the vandalism at the resting place of the auliya Sayed Abdul Haq Al Quadri, situated within Deer Park in Vredehoek at the foot of Table Mountain. This mazaar has no structure, so…
12 Nov 2019 6 min

Thesis exhibition: The Prayer Mat that we share

A muslah, or prayer mat, which we share was the name of an exhibition held by UCT based on the Honours thesis in curatorship by Aaliyah Ahmed that looked at the symbolic significance of one of the most famous prayer mats found in almost every household. Aaliyah joins us online…
11 Nov 2019 10 min

MJC receives academic opinion on Mowbray cemetery desecration

Last week’s desecration at the Mowbray makbara has certainly sparked a huge conversation around cult phenomenon in Cape Town and we’ve seen plenty of conspiracy theories doing the rounds on social media. Now the MJC consulted with a religious symbolism expert at UCT on last week’s occurrences, while police continue…
8 Nov 2019 8 min

Family desperately seeking R10m to rescue photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed

So as you know, we’ve been closely following the story of kidnapped photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed, who has been in captivity somewhere in Syria for the past two years. And some listeners would have probably seen the last video of Shiraaz in which he makes an urgent appeal for the SA…
7 Nov 2019 11 min

Public warned that cannabis is still illegal

Lately, we’ve seen a lot of cannabis products being sold online – everything from your CBD oils to chocolates and beverages. But the South African police service is warning that dealing in dagga is still illegal and many of these cannabis stores and stockists are not compliant with the law…
5 Nov 2019 5 min
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