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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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Water theft: High water bills leave residents with no choice but to "steal" water

A report by the City’s water and sanitation directorate revealed some residents are by-passing water meters and using more than 35000 litres of water a month. Now while City’s leak detection team is investigating and attending to water theft water activists are blaming the high tariffs and water bills for…
10 Jun 2019 7 min

No date set for Muslim Marriages Bill case in Supreme Court

The recognition of Muslim marriages case is expected to come before the Supreme Court of Appeal. The after the a full bench of the High Court in the Western Cape granted leave to appeal, and leave to cross-appeal their judgment in case earlier this month. The President and the Minister…
7 Jun 2019 8 min

Museum leads campaign to rename Zonnebloem to District Six

The District Six Museum is leading a campaign to erase the injustices of the apartheid era and are calling on the public to support a a campaign calling for Zonnebloem to be renamed to District Six . This following the official launch of the initiative a few years. Joining us…
7 Jun 2019 15 min

The Future Kids encourage youth to be environmentally conscious

Imagine a world where children aspire to leaders of change purely because they want to make a difference. Well that’s exactly what Rocco Antonio Da Silva achieved when started The Future Kids project which enable youth to help save the environment during regular beach cleans. For more on this host…
6 Jun 2019 7 min

Frustrated "dial-a-ride" users speak out against bad service

Now as you may know dissatisfied dial-a-ride disabled users handed over a memorandum of demands at march to the City of Cape Town a few months ago demanding better and more accessible services. Its seems their concerns have fallen on deaf ears as some users were again left stranded this…
6 Jun 2019 5 min

Heavy downpours cause flooding on the Cape Flats

Localized flooding has been reported on the Cape Flats after heavy downpours on Tuesday into yesterday. Many formal and informal settlements where affected, however no emergency evacuations were needed. Manenberg seems to have been the most affected after the canal in Silverstream Road overflowed leading to several homes being flooded…
6 Jun 2019 8 min

City responds to Grande Parade Traders matter

Now the local city traders on the Grand Parade in Cape Town could not trade over the weekend due to the space being used by Red Bull Circuit event. They have since vowed to take legal action against the City council . This after traders we Joining us online is…
4 Jun 2019 5 min

Apartheid security branch policeman to stand trial for Ahmed Timol's death

Joao Rodrigues, the retired security branch policeman implicated in the murder of anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol in 1971, will be trailed for the charges against him. This following the dismissal of Rodrigues' application for a permanent stay of prosecution which he applied for after he was charged with Timol's murder…
4 Jun 2019 6 min

Grand Parade traders vow to take legal action against City

Local city traders on the Grand Parade in Cape Town vowed to take legal action against the City council. This after traders we unable to trade over the weekend before Eid. This due to the space being used by Red Bull Circuit event. Joining us online is Rashieda Muller, Chairperson…
3 Jun 2019 5 min

Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit kicks off in Makkah

With an agenda packed with issues affecting the Muslim world, the 14th ordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) kicked off in Makkah on Friday. Among the issues are the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, rising anti-Muslim prejudice in different parts of the world, and violent extremism. This year, the summit…
3 Jun 2019 9 min

South Africans in shock after Zionist troops assault on Al Aqsa

One of the big stories to break yesterday were the clashes that erupted between Palestinian worshipers and Israeli occupation forces at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during a settler ‘tour’ at the site. Israeli police allowed more than 400 Israeli settlers into the compound, a rare visit during the final days of…
3 Jun 2019 10 min

Albaraka Bank Limited Hajj Draw 2019

The name of one lucky person will be selected this morning for the Western Cape leg of the annual Al-Baraka Banks Hajj initiative now in its 27th year with more than 80 Hajj investors receiving R20 000 towards their hajj savings. Joining us in studio is Adeeb Abrahams, Branch Manager-Athlone
31 May 2019 16 min

The public health system and the rights of patients

The family of a 76-year-old elderly lady, allegedly tied to the benches of the waiting area by staff at the Mamelodi Hospital in Tshwane is calling on the Department of Health to intervene. The shocking incident has also sparked public outcry amongst people who have watched the video circulating on…
31 May 2019 6 min

SA Ulama call on Saudi Arabia to release scholars facing death penalty

Muslim religious leaders in South Africa have made an impassioned call on Saudi Arabia to follow the Prophetic tradition of diplaying leniency on three prominent scholars who are being detained and face possible execution. In an open letter to the Saudi Kingdom, the United Ulema Council of South Africa (UUCSA)…
30 May 2019 8 min

Analysis: Cyril Ramaphosa 2019 Cabinet

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the composition of the national executive at the Union Buildings. He revealed that the number of Cabinet portfolios would be trimmed down from 36 to 28. Online from ASRI is Angelo Fick.
30 May 2019 11 min
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