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Columbus Mabika and Nesia Mhaka The process of regularising settlements in Harare South constituency, as part of the broader project to bring sanity to the area, has begun, legislator Cde…
Fixing Egypt’s debt will not be easy
On November 7, in response to ballooning public debt, the Egyptian government announced a new package of austerity measures, including liberalising the price of bread flour as of January 1, 2019, and raising the price of Cairo metro tickets as of December 2019 following a similar fare hike in May.
. . . attacks ‘virus’ Pogba
SOUTHAMPTON. — Jose Mourinho launched a scathing attack on Paul Pogba, calling the Frenchman “a virus” following Manchester United’s 2-2 draw with Southampton on Saturday, it has been claimed.
Hospital staff probed over Fergie’s medical records
LONDON. — Three staff members at the hospital where Sir Alex Ferguson was treated for a brain haemorrhage are being investigated for illegally accessing the former Manchester United manager’s medical records.
The two doctors and senior hospital consultant implicated had no responsibility for Ferguson’s care at Salford Royal as he fought for his life this summer, according to The Sunday Times.
At least two nurses are also being questioned after an audit of the computers at the hospital brought to light the possible invasion of Ferguson’s privacy.
“We can confirm that a number of staff who work at Salford Royal are currently subject to investigation in relation to an information governance breach,” said Dr Chris Brookes, chief medical officer for the Northern Care Alliance NHS Group, which runs the hospital.
“These investigations are ongoing with the individuals concerned and are to determine if they have accessed a patient’s record electronically without a clinical requirement or authorisation to do so.
“We have apologised unreservedly to the patient and their family and we will continue to keep them updated as the investigations progress.”
Ferguson, who stepped down as United manager in 2013 after 26 years in charge, required an emergency operation in early May after suffering a brain haemorrhage.
The Scotsman released a video message in late July, thanking the staff at Salford Royal, and other medics, for assisting with his recovery.
The 13-time English Premier League-winning manager then received a standing ovation as he returned to Old Trafford as a spectator for the first time since his surgery in September. — Sky Sports.
New Zealand crowned Dubai 7s champs
DUBAI. — New Zealand won the Dubai Sevens rugby title a record-tying sixth time after beating first-time finalists the United States 21-5 in the Cup final on Saturday.
The All Blacks Sevens easily beat the Eagles on Friday in pool play, but the final was in the balance until two minutes to go, when Andrew Knewstubb’s second conversion to Dylan Collier’s brazen try gave the Kiwis a safe 14-5 lead.
Moments before, USA knocked on and the ball went out. New Zealand had a choice of scrum or lineout and chose a quick throw in. The Americans were caught napping and Collier lumbered 60 metres to the posts.
New Zealand had only two reserves instead of the usual five after a sapping 7-5 win over England in the semi-finals. But the Eagles, at full complement, couldn’t expose the tired New Zealanders because they weren’t able to offload, and were plagued by errors.
Matai Leuta was stripped of the ball by Knewstubb near the tryline, and New Zealand used the turnover to score at the other end, as Tone Ng Shiu powered past Ben Pinkleman.
Another USA chance was wasted when Pinkleman’s pass off the floor to Leuta was dropped, then Perry Baker dropped a catch on the right wing to end the half.
The All Blacks Sevens were reduced to six at the start of the new half when Luke Masirewa was sin-binned for a high tackle, and a Martin Iosefo break drew the Kiwis to free Stephen Tomasin to score untouched for the USA.
But then the Eagles knocked on at the restart, Collier caught them sleeping, and to cap a comical phase, they lost possession when they had eight men on the field.
A converted try to Ngarohi McGarvey Black finished the scoring, as the New Zealand men followed their women’s team from a day before in becoming champions. But the men’s last Dubai title was nine years ago.
Far tougher was the semi-finals, where New Zealand scored early against England, led 7-5 at half-time, then spent the entire second half on defence, as England remarkably did everything but score.
England, who beat defending champions South Africa in the quarter-finals, came from behind against Australia to finish third overall.
The USA knocked out Fiji in the quarter-finals and Australia in the semis.
The second leg is next weekend in Cape Town and Zimbabwe’s Cheetahs will be part of that tournament as they did in Dubai.
Cheetahs assistant manager Gerald Sibanda admitted it was never going to be easy for his team on their return to the World Series where they have to compete against the top sides.
“We lost narrowly against Samoa and Argentina in games which we could have won.
“For a team not professional and playing against top opposition Zimbabwe has won the hearts of many all over the World,’’ Sibanda said.
The Spotlight will, however fall on German-based speedster Tafadzwa Chitokwindo to lead his Cheetahs to an improved show when they head to Cape Town.
Zimbabwe had barely had four full days of training prior to their departure for Dubai and this could be seen by the rate they missed tackles in their opening game against South Africa in which they slumped to a 31-0 defeat. — AFP.
Small-scale miners call for relaxed business conditions
The Ministry of Mines and Mining Development must implement measures to ensure the “ease of doing business” at their offices to allow artisanal miners to formalise their operations, Zimbabwe Miners’ Federation deputy secretary-general Mrs Lindi Mpofu has said.
Forex dealer loses R15 000 to armed robbers
A Masvingo-based money changer lost R15 000, while his colleague lost his Funcargo pirate taxi after the pair was allegedly lured by two armed robbers who pretended to be clients seeking to buy cash recently.
Chamisa: Political psychosis or strategy?
Nelson Chamisa vowed from day one of his campaign that “no one” was going to vote for the Zanu-PF candidate President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Farmers urged to network
Nokutenda Chiyangwa and Andrew Muvishi The Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (ZAS) has encouraged farmers to participate in the different agricultural shows that are held all year round to learn more about…
$36 000 damages for crash victim
Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter A Harare woman who suffered life-changing injuries in a kombi crash has reason to smile after the High Court awarded her more than $36 000…