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VOC Breakfast

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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HETN on Fees Increase for 2018 at SA Universities

Households with incomes below R600 000 per year will be protected from the 2018 tertiary fee increase, and those who cannot afford fees can make use of various other funding options available to them such as bursaries, financial aid, loans, National Student Financial Aid Scheme and scholarships.Higher Education Transformation Networks…
3 Jan 2018 9 min

USAF on "walk in" applications & President Zuma fees announcement

Universities South Africa said on Tuesday that institutions around the country will not allow walk-in registrations for the 2018 academic year.This comes after President Jacob Zuma announced free tertiary education to poor students and working class from this year.USAF CEO Professor Ahmed Bawa spoke to Breakfast Beat.
3 Jan 2018 9 min

Action Group launches petition against the City of Cape Town

A Cape Town action group called Stop CoCT has called on the public to have their say on the proposed drought water tariff. The City of Cape Town will now charge property owners with a drought levy to fund the income shortfall as a result of water saving. The city…
2 Jan 2018 8 min

Al Mujaahiedeen Update

Questions are being raised about the usage of more than R300 000 that mu’tamireen had paid an operator for the costs of flights to the holy land. This after some 32 mu’tamireen, who were scheduled to leave for umrah on December 25, 2017, had been impacted by what Haj and…
29 Dec 2017 9 min

Deen Squad at Al Ansaar Souk

Yaseen Kippie spoke to Al Ansaar director Irfaan Bux surrounding the chaos that has ensued following Deen Squads first and final show at the 2017 Al Ansaar Souk this past weekend.
27 Dec 2017 12 min

Steenberg Shooting Incident

Five people – including a five-year-old boy – were wounded in a shooting incident outside a shop in the Steenberg area on Friday afternoon. It’s understood that the victims‚ aged between five and 20‚ were standing outside the shop when an unknown number of gunmen opened fire on them from…
11 Dec 2017 5 min

Woodstock Residents Concerned Over Building Of Low-Cost Housing

A City Bowl ward councillor says some Woodstockresidents have raised concern over the municipality's plans to develop low-cost housing in the area.A flyer has been doing the rounds on social media, calling on residents to "make their voices" regarding the City of Cape Town's plan to develop social housing units…
24 Nov 2017 8 min

Bishops Court families given back their land

Yesterday, the City of Cape Town Mayor, Patricia de Lille, hosted a handover of prime land in Bishop’s Court to 86 claimant families. These families are part of a larger group who were removed from the land between 1966 and 1969 under the Group Areas Act
24 Nov 2017 7 min

AMA Mobile Clinics Syria Report Back

The Africa Muslims together with our partners on the ground, the Saed Charity have sent a mobile clinic to assist these refugees. Hassan our Regional Director headed earlier this month to Hatay, where he had been on the ground initialising the mobile clinics. In studio this morning we are joined…
22 Nov 2017 10 min

Zimbabwean Voices the morning after...

Zimbabweans are rejoicing at the begining of a new dawn in Zimbabwe.Former President Robert Mugabe stepped down last night as president after over thirty years at the helm.This morning many Zimbabweans shared their jubilation.
22 Nov 2017 16 min

Umrah Biometric visas - an inconvenience?

There's been a lot of talk recently about Saudi authorities implementing the biometric visa system for visas. It’s believed this will create a huge logistical inconvenience, as there are only two biometric centers in the entire country.
16 Nov 2017 16 min

All South African National Parks now on Google Street View

A team of nature-loving South Africans in partnership with Google Street View have released a large collection of 360-degree imagery of the country’s wildest areas. The announcement of 170 new trails in South Africa’s national parks and reserves follows on from The Mzansi Experience launched in March 2016, which showcased…
14 Nov 2017 6 min

Let us save our White sharks

When Sara Adreotti (33) embarked on a research task to find out how many white sharks are left in South Africa, she was shocked to realize that they could become an endangered species. Sharks found in the 37 beaches in Kwa Zulu Natal are killed legally in order to the…
13 Nov 2017 5 min

City denies funding to Cape Town Minstrel Carnival association

Well it seems as though the issues between Cape Town Minstrel Carnival association and the City of Cape Town is now heading to the courts, after the City of Cape Town denied its application for funding. Issues have been surfacing for years, but reached fever pitch last year when the…
7 Nov 2017 10 min

You are responsible for what you publish on social media

Ever posted pictures of your sweet baby in the bath or moaned on social media about your impossible teenager taking the car for a joyride? Sharenting’s not necessarily caring - and it could land you in trouble.If you wouldn’t put it up on a billboard on the N1 or M3,…
6 Nov 2017 10 min
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