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Vol. 6. Issue 2587
Friday May 1, 2020
By BUUMBA CHIMBULU
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VER K2.7 billion support has been approved for Zambia to fight Covid-19 by bilateral and multilateral cooperating partners under different facilities which have been made available to combat the pandemic. And former deputy finance minister, Dan Pule and the Economic Association of Zambia have said the K2.7 billion Zambia has received from multimateral partners is a clear endorsement of government efforts in fighting the covid 19. STORY CONTINUES ON PAGE 3
… as World Bank, AfDB, US and UK provide relief package.
Cabinet nods repeal of FIC Act By AARON CHIYANZO
P.3 Ex-North west chief, Namachila sacked
P.2 We want attractive P.6 Inflation leaps maize price - farmers to 15.7 percent
CABINET has approved the introduction of a bill to Parliament to facilitate the enactment, amendment or repeal of the Financial Intelligence Act No. 46 of 20IO in compliance with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations. Chief Government spokesperson, Dora Siliya said the 12th Special Cabinet held at State House yesterday also allowed the tabling of bill in the House that would facilitate the enactment, amendment or repeal of Anti- Terrorism and non-Proliferation Act No. 6 of 2018; Banking and Financial Services Act No. 7 of STORY ON PAGE 3
106 Cases
110 10 0 95 90 85 80 75
Covid-19 update
70 60 55 50 45 40 35 30 25 20
Cases
Covid-19 positive cases by days
65
Deaths
Discharged
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106 total cases recorded 307 tested in the last 24 hours 55 patients discharged 9 new case in the last 24hours 48 active cases 3 deaths recorded
15 10 5 0 Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Ministry of Health briefing by days
INDEX Home News P. 2,4 & 5
President Edgar Lungu praying shortly before Cabinet meeting at State House yesterday. - Picture by EDDIE MWANALEZA
Business P. 6
Extra Business P. 7
Letters P. 8
Sports News P.16