Monthly Archives: December 2016

Hawaii Five-0 actor Woolford dies at 49

Actor Keo Woolford, best known for appearing in the Hawaii Five-0 remake as Detective James Chang, has died at the age of 49. He died on Monday at a hospital in Hawaii, three days after suffering a stroke, his publicist said. On stage, Woolford played the King of Siam in The King And I opposite Elaine Paige in London’s West ...

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Colombia probes plane crash fuel link

Colombian authorities say evidence is growing that a plane carrying a Brazilian football team crashed because it ran out of fuel as it tried to land. Civil aviation chief Alfredo Bocanegra said an initial inspection at the site indicated the plane “did not have fuel at the moment of impact”. It appeared to corroborate a leaked tape in which the ...

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Kalumba hails govt’s cautiousness in the pledged 2017 jobs

Former Finance Minister Katele Kalumba has hailed government’s cautiousness on the number of jobs it has targeted to create in 2017. Dr. Kalumba notes that the 100, 000 jobs the government has pledged to create in 2017 are realistic especially given Zambia’s current economic situation. In an interview with Qfm News, Dr. Kalumba says it is expected that by the ...

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Govt urged to review allocations of CDF

Government has been called upon to consider revising how to apportion allocations of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) taking into consideration the different needs of constituencies. PF Kasama Central Member of Parliament Kelvin Sampa says government should realize that constituencies in the country are at different levels of development and have different needs. Mr Sampa has wondered how for example ...

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ISCZ counsels against politicizing review of Constitution

The Islamic Supreme Council of Zambia has encouraged stakeholders to take advantage of the indication by government to amend the constitution to make submissions on the possible amendments. Council President Suzyo Zimba says it is gratifying that following an outcry on the lacunas in the constitution, government has opened a door to amend the supreme law of the land. Mr. ...

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Nullified seats, indication August polls were unfair – Chikuse

Governance Activist Leslie Chikuse has charged that the nullification of some parliamentary seats by the High Court is an indication that the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) did not conduct this year’s general election fairly. Mr. Chikuse has told QTV that the ECZ should therefore ensure that all the issues that have been raised in the courts are addressed in ...

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You’re only a civil servant, Katuka reminds Chanda

UPND Secretary General Stephen Katuka has reminded presidential press aide Amos Chanda to be mindful that he is a civil servant. Mr Katuka says Mr Chanda’s should not think that his being at State House makes him a special civil servant. He says Mr. Chanda should therefore not attack the Judiciary in the manner he did when he appeared on ...

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