Embassy of South Africa in Addis Ababa

Advice
I have experienced the same problems in corrupt South African Embassies in West Africa. No doubt you will read similar comments for a host of embassies across Africs.

Would recommend you contact directly the Department of Home Affairs in Pretoria, South Africa. The last time I did this, they sent an officer up to the relevant Embassy and issued mine as well as others' visas double quick. As to the standard regulatory inhumane fat ladies at the front desk, I doubt they still have jobs, as well as the head councillor.

Those shameful two Ethiopian ladies are not polite to entertain people. They do not know what they are doing. The people are suffering because of them. The do not respect the deadliness. I have submitted all the supporting documents to get issuance of my study permit and accepted all the documents and they have been appointing me to issue visa one week later. But after one week they are asked me another document that was not raised when was applying for. These two ladies are corrupted.

Dear sir / maddam
I would like to apply SF viste visa, what should I do?
I have to have appointment to drop the application form?
Also 011371-1002 phone number dose not working.

job application for departement of security
CURRICULUM VITAE (CV)
1. PERSONAL DATA
1. Name: Alemu Tulem Akuma
2. Place of Birth: Oromia (East Wolelga)
3. Date of Birth: 13 Dec 1977
4. Language: Afan Oromo, Amharic, English
5. Sex: Male
6. Nationality: Ethiopian
7. Tel: +251911-463200/+251913-092419
8. E-mail: alemutulem@yahoo.com
9. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
No Institution Year (duration) Diploma and certificate award
1. Alpha university College Jan 2004-Feb2009 Diploma in law
2. Vision Ethiopia congress fro democracy (VECOD) Aug-2008- Nov-2008 Certificate in leadership and management skill development
3. Dil institute and English language and communication (computer training) Nov. 2009-Jan 2009 Certificate in fundamental computer training

4. LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRAINING
No Subject Year (duration) Institution
1. Security training Jan 29/2012
Feb 5/2012 Knife security training center Adds Ababa
2. Post Blast investigation Sep. 12-23.2005 Embassy of United State of America in Collaboration with federal Bureau of investigation (FBI)
3. Leadership upgrading course Jan 2001- Mar 2001 Ethiopian police university college
4. Fundamental police training course Jan 13/01/1997 to Nov 07/12/1997 Ethiopian police university collage




5. WORK EXPERIENCES
No Post Institution Year Specific/experience
1. Security officer National intelligence and security service main protection Jan 2001 up to know Searching, guarding patrolling, escorting and certain security works.
2. Police officer Federal police crime preventation head office Nov 1997-Aug 2001 Guarding, patrolling, protecting the well-being of people government and non-governmental institution

3. CONSULTANCY EXPERIENCES
1. I developed training material on security
2. I trained community policing and basic security operation (searching patrolling, security devices and uses customer handling and intelligence)
3. SKILL
4. Computer literate and experienced for more than five years
5. Ability and experienced in car driving with 3rd grade driving license
6. Excellent in team player
7. Excellent in cross cultural communication
8. INTEREST
1. Reading any kind of books
2. Searching websites, visiting historical place
3. Listening and watching English service of Aljazeera and BBC
4. REFERENCE
1. Teshome Bekele (inspector)
Lecture of Ethiopian police university collage
Tel +251911-73 25 91
2. Gidisa Lechisa
Lecture of Addis Ababa University Department of Commerce
Tel 251911-15 14 62
3. Dejene Fura
Security officer of Addis Ababa Bole International Air Port
Tel +251913-044367

Concern
After reading the comments of many people, I become very worried as a proud S.African that 1 or 2 people's action at the embassy cause so much grief and unhappines. Is ther perhaps a manager who can attent to the messages/complaints. I have visited Ethiopia on various occations and has never been treated like trash, why should we do that to them. Afterall we are all Africans.Manager, please help

Refund
Can the Embassy refund me for missing my class, for missing my flight, for missing my days (standing at your 'iron gates') just because you couldn't keep your deadline (after appointing me) to issue my study permit? The Embassy needs a serious rebuke (if need be by the Ethiopian government for victimizing its citizens). Ohh yeah, do the people at the Gate and the Visa section even have supervisor(s)... And what phone number are you giving us/posting....? Its really shame that an institution that represents a country that is too well aware of the scares of inhuman actions and behavior fails to respect the most primary ideals humanity and its virtues.

I think I'm too proud to ever again apply for any kind of Visa in SA, which is a pity as really enjoy the Country and its people.

what is the use of comment
it is good to complain when u feel there is a respond. there are so many people compalining about the bad service that they experience by the embassy. if i tell you mine you will just read it and keep quite!!!! no thank you

Backhanders!
So sad ,i went through all the opinions raised by differetn applicants.These kind of cases needs to be excalated immediately to the Gov't of South Africa and here in country ...people are suffering
Actually i myself have heard lots of rumors about these shameful people no humanity at all.
I have applied my visa..........wish me luck

am afraid
I am afraid of to come to u,becouse of what Isaw the comments above,their is no good comments on the work of your enbassy,why do u solve the bottle neck with ur services?

CORRUPTION
TO TELL U THE TRUTH THE TWO LADIES WHO R WORKING IN UR EMBASSY SHOULD PROTECT THEM SELVES COS IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE HAVE BEEN HEARING SOME RUMORS OF CORRUPTION IN RELATION TO VISA GRANTING ASPECTS.

SOLOMON
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