Posts Tagged ‘South africa’

2014 World cup: South Africa coach expect Ethiopians will be though in the Group

August 1 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized, World Cup 2014 Tags: , , , , , ,

The draw was conducted in Brazil on Saturday night where South Africa were pitted against Botswana, Central African Republic (CAR) and Ethiopia or Somalia. Somalia and Ethiopia will meet in a preliminary match in November to determine the team joining Bafana Bafana, the Zebras and CAR in Group A. The Fikru Tefera-led Ethiopia are tipped to hammer Somalia.... Read more

Ethiopia: Professor Abebe Zegeye sets the record straight on alleged plagiarism

May 19 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopian, News, People, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Nazret.com Professor Abebe Zegeye of Ethiopia sets the record straight in a Letter to the Editor of South African based newspaper Mail and Guardian. The Oxford educated academician and a former visiting scholar at Yale University has been wrongly accused of plagiarism as many of this website readers pointed out when the news... Read more

Fourteen Ethiopians charged with illegal entry to Tanzania

May 6 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Ethiopian, News, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , , ,

Fourteen Ethiopian nationals have pleaded guilty to a charge of entering the country illegally and have been fined 30,000/- each by the Resident Magistrates’ Court in Songea. The illegal immigrants are part of a group of 23 aliens who were arrested in several areas at Ruvuma Region early last month, many of whom... Read more

Professor lost Job twice after accusation of Plagiarism

April 25 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Ethiopian, News, People, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

A senior African academic has lost his job for the second time after an Australian university that appointed him in January belatedly discovered he had been forced to quit his South African post the previous November following charges of serial plagiarism. The case raises questions about the secrecy surrounding disgraced academics who are found guilty of academic... Read more

Ethiopian athletes denied South African visa, drop out from championship

March 9 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Athletics, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, News, Sport, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , ,

APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Ethiopian athletics who were supposed to attend the ongoing African cross-country championship in South Africa have been denied visas to enter the country, APA has learned Tuesday. The South African Embassy refused to issue visas to 15 Ethiopian athletes and four sport officials from the Ethiopian Athletics Federation, prompting them to drop out of... Read more

Ethiopian Asylum Seekers Suffocate in Truck in Mozambique

February 9 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , ,

VOA: The United Nations refugee agency said it has just recently learned that eight Ethiopian asylum seekers died February 2 from suffocation aboard a closed container truck in Mozambique. The UNHCR reported the men were among a group of 26 young Ethiopians trying to reach South Africa. The UN refugee agency said the Ethiopian asylum seekers had been... Read more

Nelson Mandela pistol given by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie found

February 5 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Featured, News, People, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , ,

A search to find a pistol owned by Nelson Mandela said to be the first weapon of the African National Congress’ armed resistance to apartheid rule and given to him while he was in military training in Ethiopia has ended under the house of a South African pop star. The gun was given to Mr... Read more

Morocco will host 2015 Nations Cup; South Africa host 2017

January 29 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, African Cup, Middle East, News, Sport, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , ,

BBC: Morocco have won the right to stage the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations while South Africa will host the 2017 edition. The decision was taken at a meeting of the executive committee of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) in Lubumbashi, DR Congo. Morocco and South Africa were the only countries bidding to stage the tournament after... Read more

Kenyan Police grapple with influx of poor Ethiopians

January 6 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, World Tags: , , , ,

For quite a long while, Kenya has become a haven for illegal Ethiopian immigrants fleeing their country in search of a better life.
The immigrants are entering Kenyan in droves, presenting a security and logistical nightmare for security agents.
These foreigners access the country through the porous border in Moyale and proceed to northern and... Read more

3 Ethiopians stabbed from xenophobic attack in South africa

August 3 | Posted by ocean | News, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , ,

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa – About 100 people started to riot last night in Pietermaritz street in Pietermaritzburg, the large crowd was angry according to medics on the scene. Three Ethiopian males had their stab wounds treated on their backs and necks, they wanted to go back into the mob to fight for their rights.
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