Dire Dawa beat Wolaitta Dicha 1-0 on opening day and all seemed together for a good run this season but Sidama brought them down to earth with a 3-0 thumping, and now St George beckons.

Saint Augustine's University Interim President Marcus Burgess said the school is in a "very dire" situation on Monday, but said it will not shut down even as it fights to maintain its accreditation.

A senior secondary school built at a cost of over 16.1 million birr in Dire Dawa town is readied for service, according to the Dire Dawa Provisional Municipality Administration.