Kwango: Schools and government offices deserted as civil servants protest five months of unpaid salaries in Kahemba

In Kahemba, in Kwango Province, teachers and other public employees left schools and government offices to demand five months of unpaid salaries. In a memorandum to the territorial administrator, they called, among other things, for their salaries to be transferred to another bank and threatened a full strike within 48 hours if no solution is found. They cited debt, arrests over unpaid debts and hardship supporting their families; some travel more than 200 kilometres to wait for their pay. In neighbouring Popokabaka Territory, classes have not resumed, as teachers are making their return conditional on receiving their August salaries.