Stan T Muchongwe

Henleys legs required amputation while he wrote this : In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed Lesson : The game is ruthless, but regardless I will maintain my composure Learn life

President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned that the effects of climate change have the potential to hamper growth and development. tinyurl.com/9utds2cp

@SundayOOliseh You are a poor commentator. Next time please think before you rush to say things on a global broadcast.

Another Africa Cup of Nations concludes, and once again, I am reminded why our continent’s football is the soul of the global game. Morocco 2025 was a masterclass in drama, growth, and the sheer unpredictability that makes AFCON the most vibrant tournament on earth. From the commentary booth, I watched history unfold. We saw the grit of Sudan, playing through tragedy to push champions to the limit and play with so much heart. We saw the rise of Tanzania and Mozambique and the birth of young superstars like 20 year old Mamadou Sarr and 21 year old Antoine Mendy of Senegal etc and every moment reminded me why I fell in love with this game since i could walk. The Final was a spectacle of the highest order. To see Senegal and Morocco—Africa’s top-ranked sides—battle with such intensity was a privilege. Senegal’s victory was not just a win; it was the cementing of a "Golden Generation." Breaking Morocco’s 26-match unbeaten run in their own backyard takes more than skill—it takes the heart of a champion. My congratulations to the Teranga Lions on their second star in four editions. A true legacy defined. On a personal note, transitioning from the pitch to the booth is a journey of responsibility. To provide the tactical analysis for 10 matches across 2 cities was an honor I do not take lightly. I want to extend my deepest gratitude to my lead commentator and "partner in crime" Duane Dell'Oca. A total professional and i learnt so many tricks working besides this man! We shared booths, New Year’s Eve, and endless late-night football and telephone debates. Thank you for the chemistry that made every broadcast special,the laughs and making it so much fun. Thanks also to my Senegalese French connection, Aboubacry Ba and Alassan who brought French commentary to you all, fun guys,hardworking and ever trying to give quality output to viewers. My thanks also to the CAF broadcast leadership Siphiwe Fidel, for their trust and for providing the platform to serve the African game once again. AFCON Morocco 2025 was unpredictable, emotional, and at times chaotic—exactly as African football should be. It has been my greatest honor to help bring these stories to your homes. Until the next kick.

BREAKING: 2025 concludes as second hottest year on record reminding world of need to stop the Extinction Economy before it's already gone too far

📣 #StateOfClimate Update 2025 is out now! The update combines consolidated data for the year 2024 with preliminary data for 2025 to date where available. Press release: bit.ly/3LoawS9 Full report: bit.ly/4qZR52q

As we approach the end of the year, 2025 is on track to be one of the UK’s warmest years on record, joining 2022 and 2023 in the top three warmest years. Find out more in our news release 👇 metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/news-…

- This post shares a viral video captured by passenger Eric Thimba during a Kenya Airways flight, where Captain Ahmed intentionally routed the plane for a rare overhead glimpse of Mt. Kilimanjaro's snow-capped summit and Reusch Crater. - Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak at 5,895 meters, is a dormant stratovolcano that last erupted around 360,000 years ago; its equatorial glaciers have shrunk 85% since 1912 due to rising temperatures, per a 2002 Nature Geoscience study. - The footage evokes wonder through aerial scale, with viewer replies noting the crater's ash pit as a volcanic vent, underscoring the mountain's geological intrigue visible only from high altitudes.

Kenya Airways Captain Ahmed gives passengers a stunning view of Africa’s tallest mountain, Mt. Kilimanjaro. [📹eric.thimba]

"In 2025, it has been noticeable that the idea that we are heading towards 3°C or more – with a global food-and-water crisis triggering social conflict, state failure, large-scale displacement, war and systemic collapse – has become more mainstream. For example, at a UK National Emergency Briefing on 27 November 2025, an audience of 1250 including 100 parliamentarians heard from ten leading UK scientists, who did not mince words.  Professor Kevin Anderson told the briefing: “We are going to see a rise of about 2°C by the middle of the century. But now there is a small but very real risk that we could hit 4°C by the end of the century. The prospects of 3°C and 4°C of warming are absolutely dire. We cannot risk that at all. It’s extreme and unstoppable and beyond any safe zone that has nurtured civilisation. We are going to be seeing unprecedented societal and ecological collapse. We are going to see escalating geo-political instability and rising military tensions. And there will be no real economy to talk about.  There is no ‘reduction in GDP’. We’d be looking at systemic collapse.”"

The EV transition in action 🚗🔋 In 2019, only a handful of countries had more than 10% EV sales share Fast forward to 2025 and the landscape has changed dramatically. China, the world's largest car market, crossed over 50% this year with many other markets growing rapidly.

DENIAL MUST DIE 1.9-3°C hell 2041-60 Global warming is accelerating wildly. There's no reason to think the extreme rate of change will abruptly and immediately stabilise at 0.27°C/decade until 2035, then drop to 0.1°C/decade up to 2045, then stop, and suddenly become.. cooling.

BREAKING 🌍🌡📈 The German Meteorological Society and Physical Society warn today that 3°C of global warming could be reached already by 2050! Global warming is accelerating - A call for decisive action 1/8

Fossil-fuel extraction massively outweighs critical mineral mining needs (quite literally) – We dig up tens of billions of tonnes of stuff every year to produce coal, oil & gas – Raw-material extraction for critical minerals would be a fraction of that, even under net-zero 1/2

Africa's Critical Minerals Powerhouse The Continent Holds the Keys to Green Tech Map highlights producers/reserves: DRC: Cobalt, Copper, Niobium, Tantalum South Africa: Platinum Group Metals, Manganese, Vanadium, Rare Earths Zambia: Copper Namibia: Lithium Tanzania/Zimbabwe: Graphite, Rare Earths Ghana/Gabon: Manganese Rwanda/Burundi: Tantalum From EV batteries to renewables Africa is indispensable. #CriticalMinerals #Africa #Mining #GreenEnergy #SupplyChain

A decade ago, the world found the courage to adopt the #ParisAgreement - a pillar of hope for humanity. Today, we must find courage once again. The climate crisis is one of the defining challenges of our time. Together, we can - and we must - build a livable future for all. linkedin.com/pulse/paris-ag…

THIS IS WORSE THAN THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO implying 2°C will hit by 2029-2038. Food and water systems are already beginning to collapse.

How on earth anyone could think this is anything less than a global emergency is beyond me…

One retracted study doesn't cancel climate science The critical takeaway is that all the literature on climate and economics points in the same direction, even if it disagrees on the particulars: A hotter planet is one with less economic growth #storylink=cpy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">miamiherald.com/opinion/us-vie…

2011 UNEP's second Gap Report for limiting warming to 2°C, had global emissions peaking before 2020, and a rapid decline afterwards. The science hasn't changed. The goal posts have been. There no budget to burn more 'allowable' carbon. By today's science (IPCC AR6), emissions had to be in decline by now- for 2°C. wedocs.unep.org/rest/api/core/… #emissions #climatechange #globalwarming

More than 99.9% of studies agree: Humans caused climate change news.cornell.edu/stories/2021/1…

@NGFS_ Declaration on the Economic Cost of Climate Inaction, 5 Nov: "While transitioning to net-zero will have a cost, it will be MUCH LOWER than the cost of facing increasingly severe and frequent weather events and long-term shifts in climate patterns" ngfs.net/en/publication…