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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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Will the MJC succeed with a SUBOKA-DFSG Koestas mediation?

A mediation process to settle a dispute over waqf land in Bo Kaap called the Koestas has reached a stalemate as both parties still refuse to come to the table. The mediation is being conducted by the MJC between the Darul Falah Study group and Sustainable Bokaap after the land…
19 Feb 2021 7 min

Reaction: State of the Province Address (SOPA)

Yesterday Premier Alan Winde hosted the State of Province Address in Genadendal. Opposition parties have called out the premier on a vague address. The Sopa debate is set to take place today. Online we speak to Premier Alan Winde, ANC WC Cameron Dugmore and Political Analyst Andrew Igsaan Gasnolar
18 Feb 2021 34 min

Why mix and match vaccines?

As more COVID-19 vaccines become available, researchers are testing the impact of pairing different products that require two shots. If some combinations work, they may provide needed flexibility whenever production of a vaccine falters, as often happens. And there’s even a chance that mixing doses of two different vaccines may…
17 Feb 2021 9 min

Fire in Belgravia informal settlement wreaks havoc

Residents of the Hadji Ebrahim informal settlement in Belgravia are picking up the pieces after a terrible fire in the early hours of yesterday. The fire claimed the life of one man and left 124 people displaced. Aneeqah Du Plessis went out there yesterday…
16 Feb 2021 7 min

10 undeclared API's identified in Ivermectin qualitative analysis results

The jury is still out in terms of research around ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment but some believe it is urgently needed and many covid19 patients are purchasing their supply on the black market. As we know, there is currently a court ordered agreement with the South African Health Products…
16 Feb 2021 14 min

Samtoa unable to meet hajj refunds deadline: Sahuc responds

So the clock is ticking for haj travel operators to deliver on their promises to pay hujjaj their refunds due to their cancelled hajj last year. The South Africa Hajj and Umrah Council (Sahuc) have released an updated list of operators who owe hujjaj refunds. For the record, we’ve asked…
12 Feb 2021 9 min

'Where's the detail on the vaccine rollout?" asks civil society

Earlier in the show, we spoke to opposition parties regarding last night’s State of the Nation address. For now, we want to hear from civil society. Joining us is Rod Solomon of the South Africa First Forum and Abeeda Adams from the Peoples Vaccine campaign and the General Industries Workers…
12 Feb 2021 16 min

SA moves to plan B of its vaccine rollout, but how does it affect HCWs?

Developments around South Africa’s vaccine plan are changing rapidly. Government announced it will go ahead with its planned phase one of vaccination targeting healthcare workers – using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine instead of AstraZeneca. As was revealed this week, the AstraZeneca jab only provides 10% protection against mild to…
11 Feb 2021 9 min

Golden Arrow unveils a safety plan to deal with robberies on busses

Following last week’s interview with COSATU in the Western Cape around the safety of commuters using Golden Arrow, we said we would endeavour to get the bus service to address some of these concerns. Things took a turn last week when the Ukubavimba Foundation, a social justice organisation, lodged an…
11 Feb 2021 7 min

Will President Ramphosa's SONA inspire the nation during this bleak time?

It's going to be a rather different State of the Nation address this evening, as SONA will be a virtual event, with only 50 MPS allowed inside the national assembly. There will be no red event and no major spectacle, other than a candle lighting ceremony after the speech. It’s…
11 Feb 2021 15 min

Aafiyah healing as form of therapy for mental illness

Following our discussions around mental illness, we received some calls from listeners asking us to explore the topic of aafiyah healing – which is an alternative healing modality that helps to identify the underlying emotional root problems of ailments. Is Aafiyah healing an effective form of therapy for mental illness?…
11 Feb 2021 11 min

Mental health and suicide: Overcoming the stigma

Last week we came across the distressing story of a 38-year-old Muslim woman from Cape Town who sadly took her own life. Her father Dr Arshad Sterris, wrote a moving and heart-wrenching letter to his daughter which he penned on the day of her janazah – relating her battle with…
9 Feb 2021 1 hr 09 min

Africa4Palestine optimistic over ICC Palestine jurisdiction ruling

Palestinian rights groups have welcomed the International Criminal Court’s ruling that it has jurisdiction over the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories and called on the court’s prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to take swift action. Friday’s ruling opens the way for the ICC to investigate alleged war crimes committed in the…
7 Feb 2021 12 min

Still no concrete plan from Sahuc and Samthoa to facilitate Hujaaj refunds

As the months turnover into a new year, there is still no plan to retrieve Hajj 1441 outstanding refunds. With no timeline and few answers as to when hujaaj will be refunded, frustration is brewing amongst the two bodies and hujaaj. Online we speak to Sedick Steenkamp of Samthoa, Shaheen…
5 Feb 2021 45 min

Medical aid vs the new kid on the block - medical insurance

Are you one of those consumers who have ever found yourself wondering what the difference between medical aid and medical insurance is and which will would best suit your pockets, then stay turned as we chat to Johan Josling – CEO, Episodic Health. More information at www.episodic.co.za
4 Feb 2021 8 min
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