Calisto Radithipa Interview with Calisto RadithipaFOUNDER and CEO, KEMCORE Lives in: Cape Town, South Africa Calisto Radithipa has built Kemcore into a key supplier to Zambia and DRC’s copper and cobalt mines. Calisto Radithipa was born in Marobela village in eastern Botswana, near the Zimbabwean border. In 2001, with local universities full, he received a…
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, “Independence cannot be real if a nation depends upon gifts.” This wisdom from President Julius Nyerere in 1967 resonates today more than ever. For our continent, autonomy and sovereignty are not abstract ideals, they are the foundation that must be built on true solidarity and true unity. We have seen what…
Kenya confirmed their dominance in Group A of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) PAMOJA 2024 after a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Zambia at a packed Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani on Sunday. Ryan Ogam’s decisive strike midway through the second half ensured the Harambee Stars finished unbeaten at the summit of the group, while…
For Kenya, qualification for the quarter-finals has already been secured, but Sunday’s final Group A clash against Zambia is about much more than a place in the last eight. It is about proving dominance on home soil, cementing their rise under Benni McCarthy, and silencing any lingering doubts about their ability to challenge for the…
The air around Nyayo National Stadium on Sunday evening will be thick with tension and hope in equal measure. Angola’s Palancas Negras and Zambia’s Chipolopolo find themselves in a high-stakes clash that could define their entire TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 campaigns. For Angola, the equation is painfully simple — anything less than victory…
A South African court has ruled that Zambia’s government can repatriate the body of former President Edgar Lungu and give him a state funeral, despite his family’s opposition. Lungu’s family had wanted to bury him privately in South Africa, where he died in June. They were left visibly distraught by the Pretoria high court’s decision….
The Zambian government has dismissed claims of dangerous pollution in the Copperbelt mining region, following safety concerns raised by the US embassy. On Wednesday, the US embassy issued a health alert, ordering the immediate withdrawal of its personnel in Kitwe town and nearby areas due to concerns of “widespread contamination of water and soil” linked…
This Wednesday at 5pm (local time), the El Bachir Stadium in Mohammedia will host a much-anticipated clash between two ambitious African nations: Senegal and Zambia. A decisive match for the rest of their adventure in this TotalEnergies CAF Women’s AFCON 2024 in Morocco. On the Senegalese side, confidence is in the air. The resounding opening…
Zambia will face Senegal in their second Group A fixture at the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2024 at the El Bachir Stadium in Mohammedia on Wednesday (kick-off: 17:00 local time / 16:00 GMT). The two nations previously met in the quarterfinals of the 2022 edition, where the match ended 1-1 after…
Hosts Morocco kick off their TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) campaign against Zambia at the Olympic Stadium in Rabat on 5 July, with kick-off scheduled for 21:00 local time (20:00 GMT). Historically, tournament hosts have enjoyed strong starts. Across the previous 12 editions of WAFCON, hosts have won their opening match on…
