In an exclusive interview with Ezega.com reporter, Eden Habtamu, Chuna Okok, the Miss Ethiopia 2009 winner, talks about her childhood, her schooling, how she got into the Miss Ethiopia contest, how she felt when she won the title, and much more.
Due to robust economic growth in Ethiopia during the last few years, workers in many sectors have been getting greater employment opportunities. Ezega.com has been monitoring vacancy ads in its database and found that some sectors did much better than others. Sectors that registered the most new jobs include Information Technology and Engineering.
As in many countries of the world, the Ethiopian real estate has been booming for much of this decade. In many areas, prices doubled and even tripled in a span of a few years. The highest appreciation in home prices occurred in the five-year period between 2003 and 2008. The real estate boom has slowed considerably over the past year or so but not as bad as in other countries.
The leading story this week was the death of Abate Balcha in Miami, Florida, USA. He was found dead on New Years Day in his apartment in Miami. By all accounts, the 39-year old Samuel Abate Balcha had no enemies. His killer has yet to be found.
Ezega.com, Ethiopia's leading online source for Ethiopian news, jobs, real estate, classifieds, entertainment and social networking, hereby presents the most viewed posts at Ezega.com for the week ending December 27,2008. Five most viewed posts are listed each for Ethiopian News, Jobs and Real Estate. The leading Ethiopian news for the week was the release of former Prime Minister, Tamrat Layne.