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Mckinsey Studies Hawassa's Housing Problems

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Photo@ Source McKinsey and Company, an American management consultant, is undertaking a study aiming to come up with low-cost housing development opportunities related to workers at the Hawassa Industrial Park (HIP). After about three months of study, McKinsey submitted its proposal on June 21, 2017, and indicated its initial plans about the research monitored by the Ethiopian Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC). McKinsey was advised to take wider perspectives so that it can point solutions usable even for other industrial parks. At its full capacity, HIP expects 60,000 workers and currently has 10,000 employees. A similar attempt was made previously using about 50 million Br as loan support for locals who built residential houses in the city and rented them to workers at HIP. The rental was mandatory upon borrowing the money. Similarly, HIP constructed 1,000 apartments for expatriate workers inside the park. For domestic workers in the manufacturing process

Ethiopia: Please for Attention

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Source By Girmachew Gashaw Have you ever heard of experts talking about dried out of water bodies due to human activities? This may seem difficult to accept for the people who have no connection with lakes. However, those people who rely on lakes for their livelihoods could witness this scenario unfolding. This is true for people residing around Lake Hawassa and experiencing its day to day menace. The Lake which a sanctuary for fascinating birds and is a habitant for diversified aquatic floras and faunas, is severely threatened due to human activities that its water level has been dropping alarmingly. Experts, stakes and dwellers talk of the ecological threat that the Lake has encountered with in fear and anxiety. Lake Hawassa, which is located in the main Rift Valley, about 275km southwards from the capital with a surface elevation of 1,686 m above sea level and a maximum depth of 21m, is in a real threat. The ecological threat of the Lake is worrying dwellers whose lives a

Fall Armyworms infestation in Sidama zone

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Crisis overview The Fall Armyworms infestation worsened significantly in June in Ethiopia, with 145,000 hectares of land affected – compared to 53,000 hectares at the end of May. The infestation, which affected at least 16 other African countries and millions of people since late 2016, has spread to at least six states out of 11 in Ethiopia, and is likely to spread further. Three to four million hectares of maize crops are expected to be affected at this rate. The Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ State (SNNPS) is the most affected by livelihoods loss, with about 100,000 people (or 20,000 households) affected. This region was already one of the most affected by drought since 2015, causing food insecurity. As the next belg harvests are planned for August, the impact on food security will be clearer then. The impact on meher yields will be seen in October, during harvest season. Key findings Anticipated scope and scale Fall Armyworms spread rapidly and further damage

የኦሮሚያን የአዲስ አበባ ልዩ ጥቅም አስመልክቶ የተዘጋጀው ረቂቅ አዋጅ በሚኒስትሮች ምክር ቤት ፀድቋ፤ ከሃዋሳ ከተማ መስፋፋትጋር ተያይዞ ከቤት ንብረታቸው ለተፈናቀሉት የሲዳማ ኣርሶ ኣደሮችን በተመለከት ምን ታሳቧል?

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የኦሮሚያን የአዲስ አበባ ልዩ ጥቅም አስመልክቶ የተዘጋጀው ረቂቅ አዋጅ በሚኒስትሮች ምክር ቤት ፀደቀ የሚኒስትሮች ምክር ቤት የኦሮሚያ ክልል በአዲስ አበባ ከተማ ላይ ያለውን ሕገ መንግሥታዊ ልዩ ጥቅም አስመልክቶ የተዘጋጀው ረቂቅ አዋጅ ማክሰኞ ሰኔ 20 ቀን 2009 ዓ.ም. አፀደቀ፡፡ የኢፌዴሪ ሕገ መንግሥቱ አንቀጽ 49 ንዑስ አንቀስ 5 ላይ ‹‹የኦሮሚያ ክልል የአገልግሎት አቅርቦት ወይም የተፈጥሮ ሀብት አጠቃቀምና የመሳሰሉትን ጉዳዮች በተመለከተ እንዲሁም አዲስ አበባ በኦሮሚያ ክልል መሀል የምትገኝ በመሆኗ የሚነሱ ሁለቱን የሚያስተሳስሩ አስተዳደራዊ ጉዳዮችን በተመለከተ ያለው ልዩ ጥቅም ይጠበቅለታል፡፡ ዝርዝሩ በሕግ ይወሰናል፤›› በማለት ተደንግጎ ይገኛል፡፡ ‹‹የኦሮሚያ ክልል በአዲስ አበባ ከተማ ያለውን ልዩ ጥቅም በሕገ መንግሥቱ እንዲሰፍር ያደረጉት የኦሮሞን ሕዝብ ጨምሮ መላው የአገራችን ሕዝቦች ናቸው፡፡ የመረጡት የፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሥርዓት የፌዴራል መንግሥትና የክልሎች መንግሥታት እንደሚኖሩ የሚደነግግ በመሆኑ፣ የፌዴራል መንግሥቱ መቀመጫ የሆነች ከተማ መመረጥ ስለነበረበትም የኦሮሞ ሕዝብም ሆነ መላው የአገራችን ሕዝቦች በኦሮሚያ ክልል እንብርት ላይ ያለችውን አዲስ አበባ ከተማን የፌዴራሉ መንግሥት መቀመጫ አድርጎ መርጠዋታል፡፡ ይህም በሕገ መንግሥቱ እንዲሰፍር አድርገዋል፤›› ያለው ሰኔ 20 ቀን 2009 ዓ.ም. የወጣውና በኢሕአዴግ ይፋዊ የፌስቡክ ድረ ገጽ ላይ የታተመው መግለጫ፣ ይህንን ጉዳይ በዝርዝር ሕግ መመለስ የሚያስፈልግ በመሆኑ የሕገ መንግሥቱን መንፈስ ተከትሎ ዝርዝሩ እንዲሠራ መደረጉን ያመለክታል፡፡ ለተጨማሪ ንባብ

የሲዳማዋ ሃዋሳ እና ሆቴሎቿ

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የሲዳማዋ ዋና ከተማ ሃዋሳ እና ሆቴሎቿ