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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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Bonteheuwel family pleas for the release of mother charged with baby's murder

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
So last week we were all left speechless after a Bonteheuwel couple were arrested for allegedly murdering their 8-month-old baby. The couple have since appeared at the Bishop Lavis Magistrate court where the case was remanded until January 22 for a formal bail application. Following our conversation with Bonteheuwel Ward…
23 Nov 2020 13 min

Senior members of the MJC unsuccessful in making contact with accused Abdul Karriem Davids

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
A hifz teacher has been re-arrested for sexual assault for the second time. Abdul Kariem Davids was arrested by Grassy Park police on Monday and appeared in court yesterday. He was released on bail. Davids, who was a teacher at Halawat Ul Qur’an Haafith Academy in Ottery, also faces another…
19 Nov 2020 7 min

Eight-month-old Bonteheuwel baby dies from injuries sustained during beating by parents

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
The Bonteheuwel parents of an eight-month-old baby have been charged with murder after their son died at the hospital due to injuries allegedly sustained during a beating. Thirty-two-year-old Ricardo Lee Isaacs and his wife, Catherine, have appeared in the Bishop Lavis Magistrate's Court on Monday. Their son Levi was found…
19 Nov 2020 6 min

Anxiety and triggers in children

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
Covid 19 and the national lockdown has left many children feeling anxious and worried about what the future may hold especially for those who are currently sitting for their national senior certificate exams. Now It's normal for children to feel worried or anxious from time to time, such as when…
17 Nov 2020 9 min

Ashley Kriel death inquest reopened

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
After calls to have antiapartheid activist Ashley Kriel’s murder investigation reopened, police are finally looking into the case again. The ANC Youth League in the Western Cape has welcomed the move and wants the investigation to be prioritised. The circumstances around Kriel's 1987 death have never been clearly established and…
17 Nov 2020 7 min

Reopening of investigation into the death of Ashley Kriel

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
After calls to have antiapartheid activist Ashley Kriel’s murder investigation reopened, police are finally looking into the case again. The ANC Youth League in the Western Cape has welcomed the move and wants the investigation to be prioritised. The circumstances around Kriel's 1987 death have never been clearly established and…
17 Nov 2020 9 min

Mitchells Plain United Hawkers Forum fed up with Town Centre trading situation

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
The Mitchells Plain United Hawkers forum will be marching to the officers of the City of Cape Town to hand over a memorandum to highlight their concerns regarding their trading spaces and the conditions thereof. Joining us online is Shireen Rowland Secretary of the Mitchell's plain United hawker’s forum and…
16 Nov 2020 5 min

Cape Town tourism optimistic ahead of holiday season

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
With South Africa's borders officially open to all international travel, the tourism sector says it's more important than ever before to position Cape Town as a destination for everyone - no matter what your budget ….to get the sector to recovery. South Africa had closed its borders back in March,…
16 Nov 2020 6 min

Analysis: Western Cape by-elections

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
Analysis of the Western Cape by elections South African took to the polls yesterday as the country held its by-elections which have been delayed since March due to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. These particular by-elections are important as key municipalities could see a change to their leadership. Forty parties will compete…
12 Nov 2020 14 min

Analysis: Ramaphosa addresses the nation on Covid-19 resurgence plan

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday evening announced that the national state of disaster would be extended by another month until 15 December however various other restriction have also been eased. Joining us online is ASRI Director of research, Angelo Fick.
11 Nov 2020 11 min

What is WCED doing to eradicate exclusionary school practices?

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
Following reports of alleged racism at a school in Brackenfell, the WCED has come forward opening speaking about their plan of action to eradicate exclusionary school practises. Now claims of racism follows a party that was allegedly organised by parents, that excluded students of colour. Is a plan of action…
11 Nov 2020 13 min

Motorists have until 31 January to renew drivers and learners licenses

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
Motorists across the country are still left frustrated as they struggle to renew their driver’s licenses that have expired during the lockdown period. Now the Department of Transport has published a directive to address the backlog at the licensing centres. People have come forward stating that changes to the license…
10 Nov 2020 11 min

Matric Exams And The Pandemic: A Lost Generation?

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
The matric examinations are stressful even at the best of times. But this year, the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, and subsequent lockdown and closing of schools, laid bare the existing well-documented troubles of the South African schooling system, while adding a range of new challenges. The 2020 matrics are…
10 Nov 2020 8 min

Exclusionary school cultures alive and well within education institutions

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
The chaos outside Brackenfell High School yesterday points to a broader problem of the ongoing exclusionary school cultures at former Model C and other schools. Why is this still the norm? Professor Aslam Fataar, Research Chair in Transformation and Professor in the Department of Education Policy Studies at Stellenbosch University…
10 Nov 2020 8 min

Clashes break out between parents and EFF at Brackenfell High School

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
A protest by the EFF outside Brackenfell High School against alleged racism turned violent yesterday morning when fighting broke about between demonstrators and residents. We saw loads of videos from journalists on the ground showing residents running towards the protesters, telling them that they needed to leave immediately in no…
10 Nov 2020 11 min

Why a Cape Town woman was handed a 10-year suspended sentence for human trafficking

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
So we’ve seen lots of reaction to the story of a Cape Town woman who was handed a 10-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to 11 charges pertaining to a human trafficking syndicate in Cape Town. News24 reported that 32-year-old Camilla de Waal Rossouw was sentenced on Friday. The charges…
9 Nov 2020 10 min

How will Biden's presidency fare for the Palestinian struggle?

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
As news broke that Joe Biden had defeated Donald Trump in the race for the White House, cities across the US saw wild celebrations from supporters of the Democratic nominee for president. Of course Americans are reeling from four years under Donald Trump’s embrassing and chaotic presidency. Trump was a…
9 Nov 2020 12 min
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