Strong Women Translates to Strong Families

Dear Editor,

I read one of Lulit A. Mariam’s column headlined, “Women” [Volume 9 Number 428, July 13, 2008] with great interest. I tried to understand where the columnist was coming from. I agree with her views on Ethiopian women’s upbringing and expectations from life.

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Trust, Confidence Integral to Democracy

Dear Editor,

I wish to commend you for your editorial headlined, “The Credibility and Integrity of Institutions” [Volume 9 Number 429, July 20, 2008].

You have forcefully and intelligently advocated that the pillar of democratic institutions is trust and confidence. When the trust and confidence of the governed is affected, democracies tend to degenerate and decay - they turn into dictatorships.

Time and again, many have questioned the credibility of the institutions in Ethiopia. The government is only as good as the institutions it represents. I am dismayed, once again, to witness that our country has been blighted by so many problems, all of which are caused by Ethiopians.
 

You have written a significant editorial, and I wish to take this opportunity to congratulate you.
 

 Teshome Abebe

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IT Age

Dear Editor,

I liked your feature story headlined, “Hounding the IT Age” [Volume 9 Number 429, July 20, 2008] on the WiFi accesses in a café [Swiss Café] in Ethiopia.

Even though I found the story to be heavily technical, it made a point on the high demand for IT, and how IT could boost revenue for small businesses. While you are at it, I would like to point out that there has been intense competition among hotels in Addis Abeba sparked by the WiFi phenomenon. You could check this out at the Ambassador Hotel’s marketing strategy and RedZebera IT provider.

Samuel Hassen

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