Craig Charles is quitting Coronation Street in September after 10 years, to revive his role in Red Dwarf. The space sitcom, which started out on the BBC in 1988, is returning for two new series on digital channel Dave. Charles took a sabbatical from the ITV soap in 2011 when Red Dwarf was revived once before, but this time there ...
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Mediterranean migrant crisis: Thousands of migrants rescued at sea
Nearly 3,700 migrants were rescued off Libya on Saturday and early on Sunday, the Italian coastguard says. They were picked up from wooden and inflatable boats in 17 separate operations by Italian and French ships. The migrants are now being taken to Italy. Rescue operations are continuing, the coastguard said. At least 1,750 people have died this year trying to ...
Read More »It is hypocritical for unions to take credit from lifting of wage freeze – Activist
Lusaka based political activist Lonely Tatila has observed that it is hypocritical for the labour movement in the country to take any credit from President Edgar Lungu’s decision to lift the wage freeze. Mr. Tatila has reminded the labour movement that workers already know who has been on their side during the hard times when the wage freeze was being ...
Read More »K2.6M released for Ikeleng’i ultra-modern District post office
Government has released a total K2.6 million for the construction of an ultra-modern district post office in Ikeleng’i District in the Northwestern province. ZANIS reports that acting District Commissioner Aggripa Chitambala disclosed this in an interview on Saturday. Mr. Chitambala says once complete the new post office will provide a wide range of services for the benefit of the local ...
Read More »Govt advised to commence 2016 election preps
Government has been advised to commence preparations for the 2016 general elections this year to avoid last minute panics. The government is being advised to release funds to the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) for it to start putting in place all the necessary logistics to start working on voter registration. The Zambian Voice has suggested that if the country ...
Read More »Thrive towards better reporting- HH urges Journalism profession
The opposition UPND has called for the thriving of the Journalism profession in Zambia towards better reporting and gender equality. The UPND also believes that a free and vibrant media is an essential part of any democracy the reason it has committed itself to such kind of a media. In his World Press Freedom Day statement to Qfm News UPND ...
Read More »Williamson denies deliberate red
Newcastle United defender Mike Williamson has denied he deliberately got himself sent off during Saturday’s 3-0 Premier League defeat at Leicester. The centre-back, 31, was shown a second yellow card for barging into Jamie Vardy when they were off the pitch. Manager John Carver said after the game he thought Williamson had done it on purpose as “an easy way ...
Read More »Nepal quake: Airport customs holding up aid relief – UN
The United Nations has urged Nepal to relax customs controls which it says are holding up deliveries of aid to survivors of last week’s earthquake. UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said Nepal had a duty to provide faster customs clearance for relief supplies. Many people are yet to receive the aid, which is piling up at Kathmandu airport, a week ...
Read More »ZYAFAC sounds warning to PF govt
The Zambia Youths Association in the Fight Against Corruption (ZYAFAC) has called on President Edgar Lungu to ensure that he maintains people of high levels of integrity in his government. ZYAFAC is advising President Lungu keep in mind the 2016 general election as he does this. Executive Director Rickson Kanema says President Lungu and his administration should realize that part ...
Read More »Magande concerned about Zambia’s future
Opposition National Movement for Progress (NMP) has observed the need to look at the long and medium term direction which Zambia is headed. NMP president Ng’andu Magande is concerned that under the Patriotic Front (PF) government the direction which the country is going seems not to be a priority. Mr. Magande has told Qfm News by telephone that currently there ...
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