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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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Ivermectin Interest Group calls for the drug to be used as treatment for Covid-19

An application has been lodged with the SA Health Products Regulatory Authority by various doctors seeking the permission for Ivermectin to be prescribed to patients suffering with Covid 19. The application comes as reports of the drug’s alleged availability on the black market for anything from R100 to R200 per…
25 Jan 2021 10 min

Minister Naledi Pandor pays tribute to the late Minister Jackson Mthembu

South Africa has been rocked by the news of the passing of Minister Jackson Mthembu. Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu passed away yesterday from COVID-related complications. It’s believed he had tested positive for Covid 19 on the 11 January after seeking medical attention for abdominal pain. In a statement,…
22 Jan 2021 8 min

Was Koestas a hot bed for crime?

The controversy surrounding a sustainable food garden established on waqf land dubbed the ‘Koestas’ in Bo-kaap is yet to be settled between the parties involved and will now be heard in the High Court today. The piece of prime land has, according to several residents, been unlawfully developed into a…
21 Jan 2021 17 min

Bo Kaap Koestas at the centre of a legal battle over usage of waqf land

Over the past few months, a battle has been brewing over land in Bo Kaap known as the Koestas – where a group of community members created a sustainable food garden last year. The garden is situated in the Pepper Street cul-de-sac on property owned by the Darul Falah Study…
21 Jan 2021 32 min

Americans are hopeful as President Joe Biden and VP Kamala Harris take up office

The 46th US President Joe Biden on Wednesday ended the 'Muslim travel ban', which blocked travel to the US from several predominantly Muslim and African countries. The newly elected President on Wednesday signed 17 executive orders memorandums and proclamations including ending the Muslim travel ban. So, what's in store for…
20 Jan 2021 13 min

MJC announces opening of Stegman Road cemetery

For the first time in 100 years, Muslims will be able to bury their loved ones at the Stegman road cemetery in Claremont. The Muslim Judicial Council made this historic announcement today, following months of negotiations with the City of Cape Town. It comes as Cape Town experiences a shortage…
18 Jan 2021 7 min

Chaos at SASSA officers with reapplication of grants

There was chaos last week around the lapsing of the disability grants with hundreds of people queuing outside SASSA offices – with no social distancing insight. There was anger after police used water cannons to disperse some grant recipients outside the Bellville office. Social development minister Lindiwe Zulu visited some…
18 Jan 2021 7 min

Junior doctors detail experiences during pandemic

With the Western Cape now thrust into the peak of its second wave of covid-19, VOC journalist Aneeqa du Plessis spoke to a handful of local junior doctors who have detailed their harrowing experiences of being frontline workers during a global pandemic.
18 Jan 2021 16 min

Just Breath initiative makes homecare possible for covid-19 patients

A group of community members have started an initiative, called Just Breathe, which will significant impact those affected with Covid-19 related respiratory difficulties. So, they plan to acquire oxygen concentrators and pulse oximeters and make it available free of charge to the public on an ‘as needed basis’, so that…
15 Jan 2021 9 min

SAHPRA comments on Ivermectin

Touted as a miracle drug for the use in Covid 19 patients, Ivermectin has been the hottest topic South Africans are talking about. Anecdotes about doctors successfully using Ivermectin to treat covid 19 are doing the rounds on social media, and lay people are advocating for the use of the…
15 Jan 2021 16 min

Ivermectin: good or bad?

The Covid-19 vaccines have taken centre stage in the race to end the pandemic. However, vaccine rollout will take a long time before it covers the entire global population. In the meantime, scientists are looking to develop other targeted therapies for the disease. One drug that has gained particular interest…
13 Jan 2021 18 min

Cape Town hits peaks under Covid-19 second wave

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde, along with other key role players held a Digital press conference yesterday to provide an update on the Covid 19 situation in the province. Joining us online to give us a breakdown of what was discussed is Dr Keith Cloete Dr Keith Cloete
13 Jan 2021 9 min

Should we ditch whatsapp?

The announcement that WhatsApp will be getting new rules – and forcing users to agree to them – has spread fear among the people who rely on the messaging app to stay in touch with friends and family. The update sparked criticism among users as they must accept the changes…
12 Jan 2021 8 min

MJC welcomes CoCT allocation of additional gravesites

The City of Cape Town has made hundreds of gravesites available to the Muslim community. There have been increasing concerns over burial space in Cape Town, amid the influx of janaazah's in recent weeks and makbara's being filled to capacity. Speaking outside the Maitland cemetery this morning, the Muslim Judicial…
12 Jan 2021 12 min
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