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Press Review of 5 August 2005
Today's local papers broadly comment on the appointments of Managing Directors for public firms. Some papers also refer to the UN experts' report on the looting of DRC's natural resources.
'Appointments or Sharing of Cakes among the Sun City belligerents''' La Référence Plus wonders on its front page, and indicates, 'the logic of components and entities triumphed in the name of vertical sharing of responsibilities; 'the scene is now set for a complete looting of the public firms considering the gigantic size of the teams in place'The majority of the Managing Directors will mostly serve their own interest and fill their pockets in anticipation of the upcoming electoral campaigns.'
'The logic of components having been prioritised, competence and management criteria were not taken into consideration,' La Tempête des Tropiques points out, further noting, 'Joseph Kabila's decree overlooked the very reason that delayed the publication of this document; the list CEOs should include 20% of women.' La Tempête des Tropiques also reports, 'The newly created posts would entail unprovided expenses in the 2005 budget.'
Under the headlines, 'sharing of public firms: What next',' Le Potentiel notes, 'The predators, leaders of components are now licking one another's boots after sharing the Government-owned companies.' In its editorial, the paper says, 'between reforming and sharing the public firms, the scales are now tipped for legitimating a gang of diehard vultures.' Le Potentiel further says, 'The donors who used to oppose the politicisation of public firms have now been persuaded by the Sun City logic.'
Estimating that 'the sharing of cake will cause more damage now than before,' L'Avenir warns, 'Joseph Kabila was right to fight such an immoral practice.'
With respect to public firms, Le Palmarès reports, 'Audits must be swiftly organised on the managerial acts as from 29 June 2005 to date.'
The headlines in Le Potentiel read: 'Rwanda and Uganda are looting (DRC's natural resources).' Noting 'Kinshasa's silence,' the paper quotes a UN experts' report revealing 'a huge gap between Ugandan and Rwandan's natural resources and the revenue generated by some of their minerals' exports.'
Citing reliable statistics, Le Palmarès reports, 'In 2004, DRC exported 647.85 kg of gold for a revenue of 7,450,000 USD. During the same period the quantities of gold from DRC exported by Uganda amounted to 6,000 kg worth 60 million dollars.'
'The logic of components having been prioritised, competence and management criteria were not taken into consideration,' La Tempête des Tropiques points out, further noting, 'Joseph Kabila's decree overlooked the very reason that delayed the publication of this document; the list CEOs should include 20% of women.' La Tempête des Tropiques also reports, 'The newly created posts would entail unprovided expenses in the 2005 budget.'
Under the headlines, 'sharing of public firms: What next',' Le Potentiel notes, 'The predators, leaders of components are now licking one another's boots after sharing the Government-owned companies.' In its editorial, the paper says, 'between reforming and sharing the public firms, the scales are now tipped for legitimating a gang of diehard vultures.' Le Potentiel further says, 'The donors who used to oppose the politicisation of public firms have now been persuaded by the Sun City logic.'
Estimating that 'the sharing of cake will cause more damage now than before,' L'Avenir warns, 'Joseph Kabila was right to fight such an immoral practice.'
With respect to public firms, Le Palmarès reports, 'Audits must be swiftly organised on the managerial acts as from 29 June 2005 to date.'
The headlines in Le Potentiel read: 'Rwanda and Uganda are looting (DRC's natural resources).' Noting 'Kinshasa's silence,' the paper quotes a UN experts' report revealing 'a huge gap between Ugandan and Rwandan's natural resources and the revenue generated by some of their minerals' exports.'
Citing reliable statistics, Le Palmarès reports, 'In 2004, DRC exported 647.85 kg of gold for a revenue of 7,450,000 USD. During the same period the quantities of gold from DRC exported by Uganda amounted to 6,000 kg worth 60 million dollars.'
