Guest: Sabelo  Mhlambi  | Harvard University Researcher  

Bhala is an African multilingual keyboard technology that allows users to easily text in the African vernacular of their choice. It also works as a spell-checker and offers predictive text by auto-complete and word prediction. The app currently offers 10 languages: Isizulu, IsiXhosa, Tswana, SiSwati, North Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swahili, Shona, and English. 

Guest: Sabelo&nbsp; Mhlambi&nbsp; | Harvard University Researcher&nbsp; 
Bhala is an African multilingual keyboard technology that allows users to easily text in the African vernacular of their choice. It also works as a spell-checker and offers predictive text by auto-complete and word prediction. The app currently offers 10 languages: Isizulu, IsiXhosa, Tswana, SiSwati, North Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swahili, Shona, and English.&nbsp;

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Early Breakfast with Africa Melane

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Bhala, world first African multilingual keyboard

Guest: Jeremy Fredricks | Cricket Commentator

The Proteas have produced a remarkable comeback against Australia, with Temba Bavuma leading from the front and Marco Jansen delivering with both bat and ball. With the series level at 1-1, can South Africa finish the job in Cape Town? Africa Melane speaks to cricket commentator Jeremy Fredricks.

Early Breakfast with Africa Melane is 702’s and CapeTalk’s early morning talk show. Experienced broadcaster Africa Melane brings you the early morning news, sports, business, and interviews politicians and analysts to help make sense of the world. He also enjoys chatting to guests in the lifestyle sphere and the Arts. All the interviews are podcasted for you to catch-up and listen.

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Guest:&nbsp;Jeremy Fredricks | Cricket Commentator
The Proteas have produced a remarkable comeback against Australia, with Temba Bavuma leading from the front and Marco Jansen delivering with both bat and ball. With the series level at 1-1, can South Africa finish the job in Cape Town? Africa Melane speaks to cricket commentator Jeremy Fredricks.
Early Breakfast with Africa Melane is 702&rsquo;s and CapeTalk&rsquo;s early morning talk show. Experienced broadcaster Africa Melane brings you the early morning news, sports, business, and interviews politicians and analysts to help make sense of the world. He also enjoys chatting to guests in the lifestyle sphere and the Arts. All the interviews are podcasted for you to catch-up and listen. Thank you for listening to this podcast from Early Breakfast with Africa Melane
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Sport: How the Proteas turned the tide against Australia in Gqeberha

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Africa Melane will speak to Governance Expert, Dr Sam Koma, about the revised White Paper on Local Government and its proposed reforms to municipal funding, service delivery, financial management and accountability.

Early Breakfast with Africa Melane is 702’s and CapeTalk’s early morning talk show. Experienced broadcaster Africa Melane brings you the early morning news, sports, business, and interviews politicians and analysts to help make sense of the world. He also enjoys chatting to guests in the lifestyle sphere and the Arts. All the interviews are podcasted for you to catch-up and listen. 
 
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Africa Melane will speak to Governance Expert, Dr Sam Koma, about the revised White Paper on Local Government and its proposed reforms to municipal funding, service delivery, financial management and accountability.
Early Breakfast with Africa Melane is 702&rsquo;s and CapeTalk&rsquo;s early morning talk show. Experienced broadcaster Africa Melane brings you the early morning news, sports, business, and interviews politicians and analysts to help make sense of the world. He also enjoys chatting to guests in the lifestyle sphere and the Arts. All the interviews are podcasted for you to catch-up and listen.&nbsp; &nbsp; Thank you for listening to this podcast from Early Breakfast with Africa Melane&nbsp;
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Can the revised White Paper improve local governance

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Africa Melane speaks to City of Cape Town Deputy Mayor and Ambassador for Soles For Souls, Alderman Eddie Andrews about the Soles4Souls campaign, which has helped provide school shoes to more than 16,300 children across South Africa. With R90 funding a pair of shoes, the Run with Eddie initiative is calling on runners, businesses and communities to help restore dignity and confidence to children. The 5km event takes place at Westridge Gardens on 24 October 2026.

Early Breakfast with Africa Melane is 702’s and CapeTalk’s early morning talk show. Experienced broadcaster Africa Melane brings you the early morning news, sports, business, and interviews politicians and analysts to help make sense of the world. He also enjoys chatting to guests in the lifestyle sphere and the Arts. All the interviews are podcasted for you to catch-up and listen. 
 
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Africa Melane speaks to City of Cape Town Deputy Mayor and Ambassador for Soles For Souls, Alderman Eddie Andrews about the Soles4Souls campaign, which has helped provide school shoes to more than 16,300 children across South Africa. With R90 funding a pair of shoes, the Run with Eddie initiative is calling on runners, businesses and communities to help restore dignity and confidence to children. The 5km event takes place at Westridge Gardens on 24 October 2026.
Early Breakfast with Africa Melane is 702&rsquo;s and CapeTalk&rsquo;s early morning talk show. Experienced broadcaster Africa Melane brings you the early morning news, sports, business, and interviews politicians and analysts to help make sense of the world. He also enjoys chatting to guests in the lifestyle sphere and the Arts. All the interviews are podcasted for you to catch-up and listen.&nbsp; &nbsp; Thank you for listening to this podcast from Early Breakfast with Africa Melane&nbsp;
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NPO: How your next 5km run could help a child get school shoes

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