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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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740 – 760

Western Cape small scale fishers access to rock lobster season

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
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

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
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

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
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

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
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

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
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

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
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

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
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

Group applies for ''friend of court'' to support City’s case against 7 homeless

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
So we know there’s been a lot of anger with regards to the City of Cape Town’s by law around fining homeless people in the city – which led 7 homeless people to take court action challenging of these bylaws. Now we believe that a group of attorneys, supported by…
11 Nov 2019 12 min

MJC receives academic opinion on Mowbray cemetery desecration

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
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

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
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

Gift of the Givers halts refugee assistance amidst threats from ''leader''

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
Gift of the Givers has been ordered to stop taking food and giving medical help to the hundreds of foreign nationals taking shelter at Cape Town's Central Methodist Church because the group's leadership is upset with the charity. To tell us more, Gift of the Giver Badr Kazi…
7 Nov 2019 11 min

Grand Parade Traders Forum upset over lack of consultation on City's transformation plan for Grand Parade Market

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
The Grand Parade market has been in existence for a number of years and the Wednesday and Saturday markets have become somewhat of an institution in the Mother City. Plans are now afoot to transform the newly upgraded Grand Parade market into a modern, vibrant, and commercially sustainable environment. Alderman…
6 Nov 2019 13 min

CPF's at loggerheads over Department of Community Safety new guidelines and directives

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
So there’s some discontent brewing amongst the Community police forums after a direct instruction to Station Commanders by the Acting Provincial Commissioner, Sindile Mfazi that CPF elections should not go ahead. What we know is that the CPFs across the province opposed the new guidelines and directives implemented by the…
6 Nov 2019 19 min

Public warned that cannabis is still illegal

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
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

Trackers series a hit in South Africa, but some criticism over portrayal of Muslims

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
Mnet’s new crime drama, Trackers has been the talk of the town lately. Based on the novel by critically acclaimed crime fiction author Deon Meyer, the series interweaves three story strands that collide in Cape Town and involves organised crime, smuggled diamonds, state security, Black Rhinos, the CIA and an…
5 Nov 2019 10 min

Nearly 500 bodies left unidentified at Cape Town mortuaries

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
An influx of violent crimes has left police officers and forensic pathologists struggling to identify bodies and track down family members of the deceased. There is still a staggering 495 bodies lying unidentified at mortuaries, in and around the Western Cape. Mark van der Heever, Assistant Communications Director at the…
5 Nov 2019 9 min

MJC investigates halal issue at Kuils River school

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
A few weeks ago, a row erupted over a non-halaal caterer at the Western Cape Sports School in Kuils River after the parents of nine Muslim pupils accused the school governing body (SGB) of appointing Star Catering from Khayelitsha without parents’ knowledge. The parents claimed their children had been consuming…
4 Nov 2019 7 min

Springbok superfan’s dress goes viral around the world

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
So this weekend is Bokke fever – just one sleep to go before the final of the prestigious Rugby World Cup..the Springboks will take on England at the Yokohama Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. I’m sure many of you have your braai stuff ready and will be fixed to your TVs…
1 Nov 2019 4 min

Sheik Yusuf Heritage Land Claim goes to trial

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
The Muslim Judicial Council has for year’s been fighting to secure and preserve Zandvliet, the birth place of Islam in South Africa. There has been a pro-tracted legal battle to save the heritage of Shaykh Yusuf of Macassar - which remains under threat. The matter has been placed on the…
1 Nov 2019 6 min
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