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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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Doctor: Don’t buy Ivermectin on black market!

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The public is being urged not to take Ivermectin as a treatment for Covid-19 if they have bought it off the black market or if they have managed to obtain the parasiticide for animal use. Earlier this week SAHPRA announced that it will facilitate a controlled, access programme for the…
29 Jan 2021 8 min

FOR SA heads to court over religious gathering restrictions

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
Freedom of Religion SA is heading to court to have places of worship opened up under the adjusted level 3 lockdown regulations. The group is heading to court to ask that Government’s current and indefinite ban on faith-based gatherings be lifted. The group believes it is discriminatory for certain establishments…
29 Jan 2021 6 min

Western Cape systems in place for arrival of first vaccine doses in the province

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
When the first vaccine doses arrive in the province, it is of utmost importance that they are rolled out efficiently, effectively, and ethically. The Western Cape Government says it is working hard to ensure that everything is in place and all systems are ready to begin vaccinating as soon as…
28 Jan 2021 14 min

South African Muslim Network initiates establishment of Muslim media association

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
With the rise in social media platforms and multimedia, Muslims are cementing their position in the media space in South Africa. But the media industry, specifically Islamic media, is not without its challenges. For this reason, the South African Muslim network is spearheading an Association of Muslims in Southern Africa…
28 Jan 2021 13 min

SANDF amends military religious dress policy to include headscarf for Muslim women

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
In a historic move, the SANDF has amended its military religious dress policy to accommodate the wearing of a headscarf with military uniform. This after a three-year- battle of Major Fatima Isaacs, a Muslim woman who wore a headscarf covering her hair and head under her military beret in accordance…
28 Jan 2021 11 min

Vaccine to arrive in South Africa on Monday

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
South Africa’s first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from the Serum Institute in India is set to arrive in the country on Monday. Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize chaired a public health webinar on South Africa's COVID19 vaccine inoculation campaign this evening. He led a panel of experts who addressed a…
28 Jan 2021 9 min

4IR playing a big role in assisting NPO Abaguquli to empower youth

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
An NPO is doing the most during the covid 19 pandemic. The NPO empowers youth from disadvantaged communities to get tech savvy and ready for the already happening fourth industrial revolution. The NPO aims to transform lives through education and innovation Joining us is NPO, Abaguquli's CEO Aasiyah Adams
27 Jan 2021 9 min

CPOA: It is not a forced removal, families and residents understand the situation

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
The closure of three old aged homes on the cape flats have resulted in residents and various organisations in Bonteheuwel, Bishop Lavis and Heideveld embarking on protest action calling for the immediate recall of the forced removal of the residents. Now as many of you may recall, last year, the…
27 Jan 2021 12 min

AfriForum takes SAHPRA and Minister of Health to High Cour over Ivermectin

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
The civil rights organisation, AfriForum, brought an urgent court application against the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) and the Minister of Health, Doctor Zweli Mkhize, to ensure that Ivermectin developed for human consumption is available to doctors who want to prescribe it to treat COVID-19. Afriforum says SAHPRA…
26 Jan 2021 9 min

Are schools ready to re-open?

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
There is still much uncertainty regarding the reopening of school. Yesterday we saw the return of the school management teams while learners from public schools are due to return on the 15th February. The Department of Basic Education has confirmed the updated 2021 return dates for both public and private…
26 Jan 2021 16 min

Muslim ghaasil and ghaaliks talk about the challenges of Covid-19 janazas

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
The loss of loved ones due to Covid-19 has been something most of us have been touched by in recent months. The spike in covid-19 related fatalities within the muslim community has been immense and ensuring that every Muslim has a dignified burial remains incredibly crucial. We already know that…
25 Jan 2021 9 min

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

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
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

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
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?

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
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

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
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

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
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

Conditions of unemployment and contracts

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
Labor law expert Shahied Abarder chats to us this morning about conditions of unemployment as well as the various types of contracts
20 Jan 2021 10 min

HPCSA: We are bound by the laws of the country, every individual is entitled to a fair and speedy trial

Podcast  |  The Voice of the Cape | VOC Breakfast
Mediclinic Southern Africa has defended its decision to appoint controversial apartheid-era chemical warfare expert and medical doctor, Wouter Basson, as a cardiologist. This after the private hospital group was slammed on Twitter for the appointment at its Durbanville facility in the Western Cape. Basson, dubbed South Africa’s “Dr Death”, was…
20 Jan 2021 11 min
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