Lobito
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Sep 14, 2026
Rotimi AdewunmiGUEST
And it's interesting to see how this unpacks itself.
Stephen GrootesHOST
The Lobito Corridor, its cargo could double.
Stephen GrootesHOST
There's a big boost actually coming from the US.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Is, is this about critical minerals?
Rotimi AdewunmiGUEST
Critical minerals, the big drivers, Stephen, being, uh, cobalt and copper.
Rotimi AdewunmiGUEST
So the, the specific ticket value of the Lobito investment by the US was estimated to be about seven hundred and fifty-three m-- uh, million US dollars.
Rotimi AdewunmiGUEST
Uh, a recent drawdown on that, Stephen, which is highlighted in terms of news, has been three hundred million US dollars.
Rotimi AdewunmiGUEST
And this is because America is really int-intensifying with regards to investing in the infrastructure.
Rutendo HwindingwiGUEST
And it's interesting to see how this impacts itself.
Stephen GrootesHOST
The Lobito corridor, its cargo could double.
Stephen GrootesHOST
There's a big boost actually coming from the U.S. Is this about critical minerals?
Rutendo HwindingwiGUEST
Critical minerals, the big drivers, Stephen, being cobalt and copper.
Rutendo HwindingwiGUEST
So the specific ticket value of the Lobito investment by the U.S. was estimated to be about $753 million U.S. A recent drawdown on that, Stephen, which is highlighted in terms of news, there's been $300 million U.S., and this is because america is really intensifying with regards to investing in the infrastructure why because obviously from a drc perspective they're wanting to extract more copper and cobalt which are quite key significant infrastructure requirements for the big tech companies that they've got in america So that's quite a significant place.
Rutendo HwindingwiGUEST
So, I mean, we've always known about Lobito and it's competing with the Tazara Railway, which is the Chinese counter offer where they are drawing from the DRC, but obviously going to Tanzania and going to the Indian Ocean.
Rutendo HwindingwiGUEST
The Lobito terminates at Lobito, which is in Angola.
Rutendo HwindingwiGUEST
But again, we continue to monitor that, Stephen, because this is quite a significant investment and a big player with regards to infrastructure development in Africa linked to infrastructure for technology.
Emily CostaHOST
Governments are determined to move beyond pure raw material extraction.
Emily CostaHOST
The Western backed Lobito corridor railway is transforming regional logistics by linking the central African copper belt directly to Angola's Atlantic coast.
Emily CostaHOST
This route slashes transit times from more than a month down to a single week, offering a viable alternative to the Chinese-supported Eastern Rail Corridor to Tanzania.
Emily CostaHOST
The rail link is also unlocking broader regional commerce, carrying Angolan agricultural freight alongside copper and cobalt, while nations like the Democratic Republic of Congo work to bring 10 million artisanal miners into formalised regulated supply chains.
Junior Nsimba BadilaGUEST
The Congolese government wants to increase the revenues to fund these infrastructures, fund community projects.
Junior Nsimba BadilaGUEST
If you realize in the Kapa Belt region, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Ebola and DRC, Lobito corridor from where it started in Congo up to Angola, you realize that Congo is the only country that lacks infrastructure, logistics.
Junior Nsimba BadilaGUEST
So granting access to these materials, adding value to its production, it will increase revenues.
Junior Nsimba BadilaGUEST
Increasing revenues will help the Congolese government to found infrastructures which are lacking.
Ray RobinsonHOST
The story of broadcasting in Angola began in 1931 when a radio ham, Alvaro Nunes de Carvalho, started transmitting programs under the call sign CR6AA.
Ray RobinsonHOST
He lived in the central coastal town of Benguela and later nearby Lobito, initially using a transmitter of only a few watts.
Ray RobinsonHOST
However, he was known to remain active in this manner until at least 1957.
Ray RobinsonHOST
The first steps to commercial broadcasting were laid in September 1936, 90 years ago, when a group of radio enthusiasts in the capital city of Luanda formed an association.
Ray RobinsonHOST
This transmitter remained in use until 1940 when a 250-watt unit replaced it.
Ray RobinsonHOST
And then at the end of the war in 1945, they purchased a one-kilowatt transmitter, and in the early 1950s started broadcasting on domestic shortwave, which greatly increased their coverage.
Ray RobinsonHOST
But not to be outdone by this progress in the capital, other radio enthusiasts further south formed another association under the name Radio Clube del Sul de Angola, which was later changed to Radio Clube de Lobito.
Ray RobinsonHOST
They also obtained a 100-watt RCA transmitter and began broadcasting in May 1938.
Ofentse DavhieCORRESPONDENT
First is freight.
Ofentse DavhieCORRESPONDENT
Zambia wants to route copper west through Lobito and east through Tanzania and Nakala.
Ofentse DavhieCORRESPONDENT
Every ton that goes that way is a ton Transnet doesn't carry south through Bate Bridge.
Ofentse DavhieCORRESPONDENT
That is a direct loss, whatever the volumes.