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Press Review of 9th November 2005
Suspension of civil servants' strike is broadly commented by today's local press.
'Civil servants have suspended their strike,' says L'Avenir. They have resumed work after a two-week strike following 'an agreement reached with the Government as part of the follow-up of negotiations between the Government and the civil servants' unions, after the Kisantu mess,' indicates L'Avenir. The agreement stipulates, 'The net monthly salary for a civil servant's director has been increased to 45,000 Congolese francs from 19,000 CF while that of the head of a public administration's division to 42,930 Congolese francs and a bailiff to 20,500 Congolese francs,' adds Le Palmarès. 'The net salary has been approved after bitter and tough social negotiations between both parties,' informs Le Potentiel. The new salary scale to be 'implemented immediately (') was approved by the unions after consulting with the public administration staff as part of a social contract proceeding from the innovation of what was termed the Mbudi agreement,' highlights Le Potentiel with the prospect of the unions 'participating in drawing up the 2006 budget,' adds L'Avenir. Having put an end to their strike, the civil servants have 'returned to realism,' notes L'Avenir. 'The civil servants did not actually have any choice but to yield (') IMF letter [having] prevailed over their zeal,' says L'Avenir.
With respect to the political scene, 'UDPS [is] expected to join the transition's institutions,' announces Le Potentiel. When received by the delegation of the UN Security Council, 'UDPS leadership were requested to stop excluding themselves, to soften their position and to join the transition ('),' highlights Le Potentiel. But who is going to 'drag UDPS in'' wonders L'Avenir in an editorial, recalling, 'UDPS did sign the all-inclusive agreement as a political opposition component.' Therefore, 'it must not be allowed to disrupt the transition process, in an attempt to contradict the texts governing the country,' says L'Avenir, pro-president's party, PPRD. According to sources close to the UN Security Council's delegation that visited Kinshasa, '[all the Congolese political parties] were called upon to abide by the all-inclusive agreement. The so much-searched compromise should lead to the establishment of a broad based government,' believes Le Potentiel, pro-opposition. The Government's mission': 'to address in all transparency, the desperate social situation facing the country and possibly influence the organisation of the elections,' further says Le Potentiel.
The press also reports on yesterday's funerals for the murdered journalist of La Référence Plus. 'A huge crowd turned out to accompany Franck Kangundu and his wife to their final resting place, Gombe cemetery' reports L'Observateur. 'It was a highly emotional moment,' says Le Phare. 'Investigations into the murder of Franck Kangundu and his wife are proceeding normally until the gang that perpetrated the heinous crime is dismantled,' hopes L'Observateur.
With respect to the political scene, 'UDPS [is] expected to join the transition's institutions,' announces Le Potentiel. When received by the delegation of the UN Security Council, 'UDPS leadership were requested to stop excluding themselves, to soften their position and to join the transition ('),' highlights Le Potentiel. But who is going to 'drag UDPS in'' wonders L'Avenir in an editorial, recalling, 'UDPS did sign the all-inclusive agreement as a political opposition component.' Therefore, 'it must not be allowed to disrupt the transition process, in an attempt to contradict the texts governing the country,' says L'Avenir, pro-president's party, PPRD. According to sources close to the UN Security Council's delegation that visited Kinshasa, '[all the Congolese political parties] were called upon to abide by the all-inclusive agreement. The so much-searched compromise should lead to the establishment of a broad based government,' believes Le Potentiel, pro-opposition. The Government's mission': 'to address in all transparency, the desperate social situation facing the country and possibly influence the organisation of the elections,' further says Le Potentiel.
The press also reports on yesterday's funerals for the murdered journalist of La Référence Plus. 'A huge crowd turned out to accompany Franck Kangundu and his wife to their final resting place, Gombe cemetery' reports L'Observateur. 'It was a highly emotional moment,' says Le Phare. 'Investigations into the murder of Franck Kangundu and his wife are proceeding normally until the gang that perpetrated the heinous crime is dismantled,' hopes L'Observateur.
