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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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MJC announces opening of Stegman Road cemetery

For the first time in 100 years, Muslims will be able to bury their loved ones at the Stegman road cemetery in Claremont. The Muslim Judicial Council made this historic announcement today, following months of negotiations with the City of Cape Town. It comes as Cape Town experiences a shortage…
18 Jan 2021 7 min

Chaos at SASSA officers with reapplication of grants

There was chaos last week around the lapsing of the disability grants with hundreds of people queuing outside SASSA offices – with no social distancing insight. There was anger after police used water cannons to disperse some grant recipients outside the Bellville office. Social development minister Lindiwe Zulu visited some…
18 Jan 2021 7 min

Junior doctors detail experiences during pandemic

With the Western Cape now thrust into the peak of its second wave of covid-19, VOC journalist Aneeqa du Plessis spoke to a handful of local junior doctors who have detailed their harrowing experiences of being frontline workers during a global pandemic.
18 Jan 2021 16 min

Just Breath initiative makes homecare possible for covid-19 patients

A group of community members have started an initiative, called Just Breathe, which will significant impact those affected with Covid-19 related respiratory difficulties. So, they plan to acquire oxygen concentrators and pulse oximeters and make it available free of charge to the public on an ‘as needed basis’, so that…
15 Jan 2021 9 min

SAHPRA comments on Ivermectin

Touted as a miracle drug for the use in Covid 19 patients, Ivermectin has been the hottest topic South Africans are talking about. Anecdotes about doctors successfully using Ivermectin to treat covid 19 are doing the rounds on social media, and lay people are advocating for the use of the…
15 Jan 2021 16 min

Ivermectin: good or bad?

The Covid-19 vaccines have taken centre stage in the race to end the pandemic. However, vaccine rollout will take a long time before it covers the entire global population. In the meantime, scientists are looking to develop other targeted therapies for the disease. One drug that has gained particular interest…
13 Jan 2021 18 min

Cape Town hits peaks under Covid-19 second wave

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde, along with other key role players held a Digital press conference yesterday to provide an update on the Covid 19 situation in the province. Joining us online to give us a breakdown of what was discussed is Dr Keith Cloete Dr Keith Cloete
13 Jan 2021 9 min

Should we ditch whatsapp?

The announcement that WhatsApp will be getting new rules – and forcing users to agree to them – has spread fear among the people who rely on the messaging app to stay in touch with friends and family. The update sparked criticism among users as they must accept the changes…
12 Jan 2021 8 min

MJC welcomes CoCT allocation of additional gravesites

The City of Cape Town has made hundreds of gravesites available to the Muslim community. There have been increasing concerns over burial space in Cape Town, amid the influx of janaazah's in recent weeks and makbara's being filled to capacity. Speaking outside the Maitland cemetery this morning, the Muslim Judicial…
12 Jan 2021 12 min

Disability grant recipients frustrated over SASSA delayed payments

As we bid farewell to the month of December, January seemed to have been a bleak start to the new year as many SASSA beneficiaries did not receive their grants. Now this was quite concerning as we know many people are dependent of those monies. Sassa spokesperson, Shivani Wahab joins…
11 Jan 2021 12 min

SAMA: Possible short-term side effects within 30 minutes after taking Covid-19 vaccine

South Africa is in negotiations with major vaccine manufacturers in an effort to procure vaccines that will immunise the population against COVID-19. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize outlined the country’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan earlier this week, stating that the government is mindful of the urgency of obtaining a vaccine. The…
11 Jan 2021 12 min

Part 6: South Africa's criminal justice system

Over the past few days, almost every day after 8am, we’ve been lending an ear to various speakers around the criminal justice system. In the six-part series which kicked off last week, we looked at the role of constitution in law and an analysis of crime in the country. More…
7 Jan 2021 7 min

IPSOS: Less people are now willing to take the Covid-19 vaccine

We have been asking this question repeatedly, will you be taking the covid 19 vaccine should it become available? Now a recent survey conducted by IPSOS indicated that not many of us are keen on taking the vaccine, this after many South Africans initially said that they would. What sparked…
7 Jan 2021 7 min

Part 5: South Africa's Criminal Justice System

With the Criminal Justice series nearing its end, one aspect that required more attention that the rest is the court system. Analysis is often done on a case-by-case basis. We know that South Africa’s courts are bombarded with cases and its procedures are extensive. And many on-lookers have criticized “inappropriate”…
6 Jan 2021 6 min
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