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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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976 – 996

The public health system and the rights of patients

The family of a 76-year-old elderly lady, allegedly tied to the benches of the waiting area by staff at the Mamelodi Hospital in Tshwane is calling on the Department of Health to intervene. The shocking incident has also sparked public outcry amongst people who have watched the video circulating on…
31 May 2019 6 min

SA Ulama call on Saudi Arabia to release scholars facing death penalty

Muslim religious leaders in South Africa have made an impassioned call on Saudi Arabia to follow the Prophetic tradition of diplaying leniency on three prominent scholars who are being detained and face possible execution. In an open letter to the Saudi Kingdom, the United Ulema Council of South Africa (UUCSA)…
30 May 2019 8 min

Analysis: Cyril Ramaphosa 2019 Cabinet

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the composition of the national executive at the Union Buildings. He revealed that the number of Cabinet portfolios would be trimmed down from 36 to 28. Online from ASRI is Angelo Fick.
30 May 2019 11 min

WCED: Schools must consider religious holidays when setting exams dates

A Ruiterwacht school has been forced to change their exam timetable after muslim parents questioned the reasoning behind the exams being on Eid Day. The letter issued to parents stipulated that muslim learners who wrote exams on Eid Day would be allowed to leave after they completed However the WCED…
29 May 2019 6 min

CoCT allocates more than R500 million to address safety

Safety concerns in Cape Town might soon be addressed if the if the City council approves the R535 million set aside by The city of Cape Town. The funding will also be used to deploy at least one safety officer per ward to improve community safety. Joining us online is…
29 May 2019 8 min

Imam Abdullah Haron’s arrest commemorated 50 years later

Over the next few months the The Imam Haron foundation will host a range of events to commemorate the 50th year after the passing of Imam Abdullah Haron who was arrested on the 28th May 1969. Imam Haron was held incommunicado for 123 Days at various police stations, but mostly…
28 May 2019 11 min

AMEC reacts to BDS ''investigation" in Mohamed Desai harassment case

An independent investigation into allegations of sexual harassment leveled against BDS SA Director Muhammad Desai has cleared him of being disciplinary action. This follows US academic Sang Hea Kil accusing Desai of sexually harassing herself and two other women on March 21 while visiting Johannesburg to attend a conference on…
28 May 2019 10 min

Gatvol Capetonian pleased with preliminary outcome by SAHRC

We continue the discussion on Gatvol Cape Captonians meeting with the The Provincial Department of Labour and the SA Human Rights commission facilitating the process . This comes after the group questioned the employment practices of the Department of Labour during a hunger strike protest earlier this year. Joining us…
28 May 2019 8 min

Commissioner: SAHRC must investigate WC DoL urgently

A complaint lodged by Gatvol Cape Captonians at the South African Human Rights Commission has prompted a meeting between the group and The Provincial Department of Labour. This comes after the group questioned the employment practices of the Department of Labour during a hunger strike protest earlier this year. Joining…
28 May 2019 9 min

Small but mighty: implantable cardioverter defibrillator launched in SA

Dr Razeen Gopul now joins us on Ramadan AM. Dr Gopal will tell us more on the new groundbreaking medical technology: the smallest smart implantable cardioverter defibrillator launched in South Africa. Dr Gopul is the Resident Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist at Mediclinic Panorama. More info at capetownafcentre.co.za
27 May 2019 14 min

What are your rights when you are wrongly detained?

One of the stories that continues to be a topic for conversation is the arrest of a 23 year old woman in Sea Point last Sunday, who was sitting on the promenade taking selfies when she was approached by police. Two cops searched her bag and found a garage remote…
27 May 2019 7 min

Gift of the Givers to be partly compensated for work in Makhanda

The Gift of the Givers is to be partly compensated for work it did in drought-stricken Makhanda. Gift of the Givers said they met with the Makana Municipality on Thursday, where invoices were thoroughly scrutinized. Online is GOTG founder Imtiaz Sooliman
24 May 2019 6 min

Dr Hany El Banna visits Cape Town

We have Dr Hany El Bannaa the pioneer of humanitarian relief work in-studio sharing a wealth of knowledge on how to change lives with the sincere act of giving. Dr El Bannaa established Islamic Relief in 1984 and later founded Muslim Charity Forum and Muslim Humanitarian Forum. His and visited…
24 May 2019 36 min

''Imam Haron The Spiritual Guide’’ book launch on the cards

The Imam Haron Foundation will in the next few months host various initiatives to commemorate the life of Imam Abdullah Haron Imam Abdullah Haron, murdered by Apartheid police in 1969. One of the initiatives include the soon to be launched book titled ‘’Imam Haron The Spiritual Guide’’ Joining us online…
23 May 2019 12 min

Analysis: International condemnation of Saudi Arabia's plans to execute three well-known scholars

The recent news of Saudi Arabia execution plans of three well-known Salafi scholars has sparked International condemnation. With the United Nations, several prominent rights groups, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International criticizing the oil-rich country. The three individuals include Sheikh Salman al-Awdah an internationally known Islamic scholar, Awad al-Qarni…
23 May 2019 17 min

Sanzaf

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…
22 May 2019 11 min

Shocking torture report reveals human rights abuses in Indian occupied Kashmir

One of the world's most pressing geo-political problems is Kashmir, a state that straddles the southern Himalayas and India and Pakistan. The people of Kashmir have wanted self-determination for decades, but an unwelcome occupation by India in one half of the country , and a more benign one by Pakistan…
22 May 2019 12 min

Social housing confusion dispelled

If your household income is between low to moderate, renting a house in the open market is probably costing you a Arm and a Leg. Something the social housing sector seeks to address through the provision of affordable rental housing. Now while the alternative might sound promising there seems to…
22 May 2019 10 min
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