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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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Evans: Mothers, when you protect your gangster son it makes you a co-perpetrator

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
The battle continues to stabilise crime in and around the Cape Flats. Over the weekend, a five-year-old became the latest victim to lose his life during a shout out between rival gangs in the Lavender Hill, while another man was shot and wounded in Surrey estate. The ongoing gang violence…
24 Dec 2019 7 min

SAHUC: Possible release of first Hajj 1441 accreditation list in January 2020

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
A delegation from the SAHUC Hajj is currently in the Saudi Kingdom for meetings in preparation for next year's hajj. SAHUC announced that a quota of 3500 has been issued for Hajj 1441. Amongst the discussions is the reviewing of Hajj1 440 and the requirements for Hajj 1441. The Sahuc…
23 Dec 2019 11 min

WCED accused of sneaking a trip to Israeli Occupied Palestine without announcing the visit

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
Last week the Western Cape Education Department became the topic of conversation on social media when WCED officials were seen posing with Israeli (#IDF) soldiers. Now the WCED is being accused of sneaking a trip to Israeli Occupied Palestine without announcing the visit. It follows a trip by a delegation…
23 Dec 2019 14 min

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

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
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

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
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

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
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

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
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

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
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

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
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

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
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

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
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

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
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

Restoring faith in humanity

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
It takes an extremely special soul to save money throughout the year and the to use it to host a annual lunch to treat a group of people to a proper meal this time of year, but it takes an angel sent from above to save of her pension to…
13 Dec 2019 8 min

More clients of New Heights Travel break their silence

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
So, following our interview with Fazila Malek from New Heights travel the other day, more aggrieved clients have come forward to speak about this entire saga. As you recall, there are scores of mutamireen waiting for refunds for umrah trips that did not happen in September, due to administrative issues…
13 Dec 2019 25 min

Wake Up Kensington Campaign reacts to Judgement in murdered Jeremiah Ruiters case

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
A man accused of the rape and murder of Factreton toddler Jeremiah Ruiters has been found guilty. Judgment was delivered in the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday afternoon. The 18-month-old boy was declared dead at a clinic in 2017. Ameerudeen Peters's ex-girlfriend and the toddler's mother Abigail Ruiters was…
12 Dec 2019 13 min

Police minister visits family of slain 10 year old Aysha Kelly

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
Yesterday Police Minister General Bheki Cele paid a visit to the family of Aysha Kelly. The ten-year-old girl was shot and killed in Tafelsig in Mitchells Plain last week earlier this month. It is believed the 10 year old was caught in the crossfire between rival gangs in the area…
12 Dec 2019 9 min

Part 1: Fazila Malek from New Heights travel breaks her silence over umrah saga

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
Two weeks ago, the South African Hajj and Umrah Council (SAHUC) issued a travel advisory warning people to be cautious when booking with New Heights travel. This follows a number of Umrah complaints against the company. Sahuc says the Mu’tamireen had booked and paid for their proposed umrah trip which…
11 Dec 2019 19 min

Part 2: Fazila Malek from New Heights travel breaks her silence over umrah saga

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
Two weeks ago, the South African Hajj and Umrah Council (SAHUC) issued a travel advisory warning people to be cautious when booking with New Heights travel. This follows a number of Umrah complaints against the company. Sahuc says the Mu’tamireen had booked and paid for their proposed umrah trip which…
11 Dec 2019 20 min

Sexual harassment in the workplace

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
Today is the last day of the 16 days of Activism and this morning we chat about sexual harassment in the workplace, which we know is quite rife in South Africa. Very often, we find men in powerful positions who have abused their authority and colleagues and management often turn…
10 Dec 2019 13 min
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