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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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Western Cape Police Ombudsman student protest

If you haven’t heard, where have you been? Hashtag #FeesMustFall has been replaced with #FeesHaveFallen. However, many questions have been raised about the Police using excessive force against unarmed students. The matter is currently under investigation by the Western Cape Police Ombudmans after the Minister for Community Safety in the…
26 Oct 2015 4 min

UMALUSI : Update on matric exams

We continue the topic of education but move on to Matriculatants. More than 8000 candidates wrote their Computer Applications and Technology papers last week. Today will mark yet another milestone for class of 2015 who in the next few hours are set to write their English exam. Is all set…
26 Oct 2015 7 min

CWU to move ahead with Post Office strike

Post office workers will be crying all the way to the bank tomorrow, because they will only be receiving half of their salary this month. Workers were informed by the Post Office that the company did not have enough money to cover the expense of salary payout this month claiming…
23 Oct 2015 10 min

WC Government: #FeesMustFall

As you may now the #FeesMustFall protest have dominated headlines across the country and all eyes on SA globally. In the Western Cape the recent protest outside Parliament earlier this week has now spiralled into a legal battle between students and police. Yesterday students gather at the Cape High Court…
23 Oct 2015 10 min

Corruption Watch : Launch Corruption In Schools Report

A number of South African schools are in the hot water for corruption after a report, released by Cor-ruption Watch; revealed that more than 1000 reports on corruption activities in schools were reported between 2012 and 2015. The cases of range from financial mismanagement, theft of funds, tender cor-ruption and…
23 Oct 2015 8 min

Cosatu consider Strike Action: #FeesMustFall

Still on the topic of #FeesMustFall protest I will in the next few seconds be focusing on COSATU’s recent announcement of considered Strike Action and support for #FeesMustFall.
23 Oct 2015 9 min

Consumer Focus: Pros and Cons of DIY Airline bookings

Since the invention of internet and cellphones, air travel has literally become a breeze and makes for a convenient and cheaper way to travel. While more people going the DIY Airline bookings route getting to know the pros and cons of this new trend could save you in the long…
21 Oct 2015 6 min

BDS movement’s series

In our last feature of the BDS movements around the world we focused on BDS New York and the campaigns that they have run. Still in America Umarah Hartley in this interview speaks to Andrew Kadie from the US lead campaign to end the occupation of Palestine
21 Oct 2015 14 min

FeesMustFall protest

The #FeesMustFall protest is gaining momentum nationally as more students unite and speak up against the proposed fee hikes. Tertiary institutions are brought to a standstill. In alleged violent protest action, police used force and fired stun grenades to disperse the crowd. Thus far, protests have been reported at Wits,…
21 Oct 2015 7 min

Train fires at Cape Town Station

This week Metrorail operations kicked off with a smoky start after 6 of its carriages were destroyed in a fire which broke out at the Cape Town Station yesterday morning. The incident was not only a setback for the railway service but inconvenience to customers who had to make use…
21 Oct 2015 5 min

MJC Palestinian Rally at Darul Islam High

The Muslim Judicial Council in conjunction with the AL Quds Foundation SA and the National Coalition for Palestine will be hosting a Rally at the Darul Islam High School Hall in Surrey Estate, later today. The rally coincides with the visit of a high level delegation from the Islamic Resistance…
21 Oct 2015 11 min

City warns beneficiaries of housing scams

The City of Cape Town have launched an investigation into housing and serviced site scams, after people seeking subsidised property complained that they were allegedly asked to pay a placement fee for the registration onto the Housing Database. To tell us more, we chat to Councillor Benedicta van Minnen Mayoral…
20 Oct 2015 4 min

BDS movement’s series

In our last feature of the BDS movements around the world we focused on BDS Austria and the campaigns that they have run. From Central Europe we now move onto the Big Apple to get a taste of New York’s BDS movement. Umarah Hartley in this interview speaks to Andrew…
20 Oct 2015 9 min

SANEF: Media Freedom Day & The Commemoration Of Black Wednesday

Yesterday marked Media Freedom Day which is also known as Black Wednesday, commemorated on the 19 October 1977. This day saw the banning of The World, Weekend World, Pro Veritate and 17 other Black Consciousness organisations. Over the past weekend President Jacob Zuma held a gathering with senior editors and…
20 Oct 2015 6 min

DHET : #FeesMustFall protest

Some of South Africa’s biggest universities were forced to down tools after students protested voicing apposition against proposed increase to Tuition fees. Yesterday the student protest broke out at the University of Cape Town which led to the institution suspending operations amidst concerns of the safety of staff and students…
20 Oct 2015 6 min

ANC HOST #HamasInSA - FAIEZ JACOBS

A high profiled Palestinian delegation lead by the head of the Political Bureau of Hamas, the honourable Khaled Meshaal has arrived in South Africa as a guest of the African National Congress. Yesterday they held a meeting at Lithuli House. This is a historic visit between two liberation-organizations who have…
20 Oct 2015 9 min

BDS movement’s series - Austria

BDS movement’s series In our last feature of the BDS movements around the world we focused on BDS Australia and the campaigns that they have run. From the land of the koala, down under, we now move to Central Europe to uncover Austria’s BDS movement.  As Umarah Hartley discovers in…
19 Oct 2015 7 min

Irfaan Abrahams heads to the New York Marathon

We have some really good news to share with you on this Monday morning. VOC’s very own Irfaan Abrahams, an educator by profession, will jet off to the New York Marathon soon. But this year, Fanie is doing more than just running. Guest: Irfaan Abrahams Position: VOC presenter
19 Oct 2015 6 min

WCED on 2015 Exam readiness

Chatting to Minister Jessica Shelver from the Ministry of Education in the Western Cape. Today marks the start of an important period in the life of matriculants, who are set to hit the exam rooms soon. If you have ever written any form of exams you’d know well how much…
19 Oct 2015 6 min

Analysis: Increase in Apposition on tertiary fee hikes

Still on the topic of Education we now take a look at tertiary fee hikes and the recent up rise in protest actions with students voicing concerns about the high cost education. Earlier this week we covered the topic of the Wits University student protesting actions against the proposed 10,5…
19 Oct 2015 7 min
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