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Kabila's SADC reign triggers major DRC revival

LUBUMBASHI: With President Joseph Kabila in the saddle as the new chairman of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) seems determined to change its sad record as a country known for civil wars to a reliable trading partner within the 15-nation economic bloc.

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.

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DIS must correct costly stalemate

More than P8.1 million has already been spent, yet there appears to be no lasting solution in sight. This is not simply a dispute between the DIS and a group of officers. It is a matter of public accountability. Every pula spent by government comes from taxpayers who expect public funds to be used wisely and responsibly, especially during economic hardships faced by many.The officers exercised their constitutional right to seek justice through...

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