Kabila's SADC reign triggers major DRC revival
Thursday, February 25, 2010
And one of the driving forces behind this "reawakening" is Katebe Katoto, a Congolese national based in the United States of America (US). Katoto owns Samaki Fisheries, a company based in Lubumbashi, the capital of Katanga Province, and his boys are making a killing by trading in fish that they procure from Zambia's Luapula and Northern provinces, which are endowed with various lakes such as Lake Mweru, Lake Samfya and Lake Tanganyika.
Katoto owns barges for hire to holidaymakers and two hotels in the US so he has entrusted the fish business to his cousins and his son living in Congo-DR, as the country is popularly referred to by citizens here.
The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...