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Nov 20 , 2021

Hygiene: It's Not a Dangerous Japanese Dish

The Japanese dish fugu, which is prepared from the pufferfish, hosts a deadly poison in its ovaries and liver, and if prepared the wrong way, it can claim a life. It kills quite a number of people a y...

Nov 13 , 2021

The Age of Computers Nears. Etye Debres Still Relevant

Recently, I met an old colleague I had not seen for ages. Instantly, we went back to the irksome journey we had working in a government enterprise as young “professionals.” In those old days, w...

Nov 6 , 2021

Lost in Terminology, Found in Hemingway

Recently, I had a word with an old friend. We reminisced about what cost him a position he sought at a company after a job interview. Aside from the lack of success, he was more angered by the manner...

Oct 30 , 2021

With Proper Appraisal, Potato Chips become Reality

While having a chat with a friend recently, we appraised some of the people we worked with in various institutions. Throughout the years, the colleagues who left their work and stayed seemed to be arb...

Oct 23 , 2021

Interactive Reading Sows Readers, Reaps Writers

I have a German friend who is my age. She lived in Addis Abeba in the early years of the Ethiopian revolution with her family, the 1970s. Thanks to her family's enthusiasm for literature and art, she...

Oct 16 , 2021

For Every 'Aha,' Society Moves Forward

Aha! It is a palindrome referred to by William Safire as a triumphant cry of discovery. It is “one of the great, unappreciated and deliciously nuanced words in the English language,” he says. ...

Oct 9 , 2021

Good Employers Don't Let Employees Go the 'Wrong Way' on Safety

Last week, it was after the bugle call rang out, which signalled the bi-weekly refuse collection in our neighbourhood, and as soon as the ensuing crowd commotion faded, that I went out with my bags of...

Oct 2 , 2021

Training: the Answer to Every Siege Against One's Profession

The Greek mathematician Euclid's Elements, written in the third century BC, was a collection of theorems and problems that formed the basis for geometry. Yet, much of it owes a great debt to the work...

Sep 26 , 2021

'Temar Lije' the Million Dollar Punctuations

The most costly grammatical error in history was made when a US space probe, Mariner 1, bound for a Venus flyby, headed off course and had to be destroyed, setting the National Aeronautics & Space...

Sep 18 , 2021

Vigilance against Stagnation: the Price of Professionalism

Rahel Belatchew, an Ethiopian born Swedish architect, has been rocking the architecture world. Recently, she became a finalist in the 1st category of Founder of the Year, an award that recognises entr...

Sep 10 , 2021

Laser Pointed New Year’s Resolution

As I was contemplating about making a New Year's resolution, the word “new” brought some déjà vu from the past, my college days. Back then, suggested readings for the courses we took was rare. T...

Sep 4 , 2021

Paint the Heart Out: Inspiration for Uninspiring Times

In 1995, Iggy Pop responded to a 21-year-old fan – Laurence, a child of an acrimonious divorce. One morning, his response arrived at her home in Paris when her family was being evicted. Amidst tears...

Aug 28 , 2021

Don't Knock Elementary Schools, There's Nothing Elementary About Them

A couple of months ago, I met an old colleague, a senior veteran army officer old enough to be my father. When we worked together, he used to be illustrious for his discipline and admired for his att...

Aug 21 , 2021

Meet Athletes Halfway on the Tough Road, However Breathtaking It Could Get

Right after I finished college, I got a job at a state enterprise. Given a chair with a table in an office with two other professionals, I asked where I could find the keys to the table drawers. But t...

Aug 14 , 2021

Library of Today, Knowledge Platform of the Future

A corridor in the building of the Education Ministry, which is entrusted with a mammoth value and mission, once witnessed a strenuous debate between two friends. They were university students working...

Aug 7 , 2021

Addis' Historic Site Conservationists, Assemble!

I was fortunate enough to participate in a brainstorming session last week organised by architects and academics. It was hoped to write the story of architecture in Ethiopia by identifying and captur...

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Commentaries | Jul 18,2026

Millions Looking for Work. Companies Cannot Find Many to Hire. A Paradox?

Pressed in Parliament on jobs and household incomes, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) offer...

Editorial | Jul 18 , 2026

EL NINO MEETS A REGION EMPTIED BY WAR

Weldu Yiheysh, a farmer in Shibta District of Enderta Wereda in the Southeast Zone, was st...

Featured | Jul 19 , 2026 . By GEBRU KAHSAY and WORKINEH DIRIBSA

A Sack of Cement, with the Chain No One Can See

In the Jemo area of Addis Abeba, Fikremariam Wondimu no longer trades cement so much as ga...

Agenda | Jul 19 , 2026 . By FITSUM TADESSE

Adverse Opinions Pile Up as Addis Abeba’s Budget Hits a Record

Bureaus, agencies and institutions under the Addis Abeba City Administration are sitting o...

Fortune News | Jul 19 , 2026 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER