Harare Mayor Faces Questions About House Claims.
A city review board stopped its meeting today when Mayor Jacob Mafume's words about his home needed checking.
Justice Maphios Cheda leads the board investigating Harare's affairs. The board visited a place where Mayor Mafume said he lived.
They found something different. The address at 110 Coronation Road in Greendale was not a home. It was a place where cars were sold.
Mayor Mafume tried to speak about this. Judge Cheda told him to wait and explain later.
The board had to visit the place after learning that the mayor had not told the truth under oath.
The mayor said he made a mistake. He said his real house sits two blocks from that address.
The board did not accept his words...
Police Act on Drug Party After Tip in Zimbabwe Town.
The police caught 22 young people at a drug party in Chegutu, Zimbabwe. This marks new steps in the fight against drugs in the area of Mashonaland West.
Police officer Effort Chapoto said they found the party through phone messages. A man named Tinashe Kamunda, age 23, had sent out party news on WhatsApp.
The party cost was not the same for everyone. Boys paid two dollars to come in, girls paid one dollar, and each person paid five more dollars for drinks.
Someone told the police about drugs at this party. The police went to the house right away. They found 15 boys and seven girls there.
The police looked around the house. They found bits of burned drugs, new birth control items...
Mastercard Group Plans to Help Uganda's Young Find Work.
The Mastercard Foundation says it will help over 4 million young people in Uganda learn and find jobs by 2030.
Adrian Bukenya, who leads the group in Uganda, talked about teaching young people new skills. He said Africa needs these skills as more jobs come up around the world.
"Young people make better choices when they learn more," Bukenya said. "They need help to do well as jobs change."
The group started helping young Africans in 2015. They teach them about money, farming, and business. They want to help many women, about 3 million of them.
Bukenya said working with others makes their help last longer. "We add to what's here already. We want young people to find good work...
UK Sends Russian Official Home After Moscow Made Same Move.
The UK has sent a Russian official out of the country after Moscow forced a British worker to leave last year.
David Lammy, who leads UK foreign matters, said they took this step because Russia made a British official leave in November.
Russia said the British worker gave false facts and spied, so they asked the person to leave.
The UK spoke firmly about this. They said Russia must not scare their staff. If Russia does more, the UK will answer back.
The UK told Russia's top man in London, Andrey Kelin, that one of his workers must leave. Kelin has worked in the UK since 2019.
When a country lets someone be a foreign worker there, they give them special rights. The UK took...
Teso Chief Asks People to Stop Home Fighting, Grow More Food.
The top leader of Teso wants his people to make peace at home and plant more food crops.
Paul Sande Emolot, the head chief of Teso, spoke these words at a burial in Katakwi. He said many homes break up because people fight each other.
The burial was for Joyce Mary Akiteng in Oponyongo Village. She was married to Gerald Odeke Ojakala, an important man in the Ikuruka group. Ojakala had helped make Emolot the chief in 2022.
Chief Emolot asked other leaders to help fix land fights without anger. He thinks this will keep peace in the area.
"We pick leaders because they are wise and can fix problems, not because they are old or went to school," Emolot said.
He wants leaders...
UN Climate Chief Says World Far From Meeting Temperature Goals.
The world stands at a turning point as Brazil prepares to host COP 30. The dream of keeping the earth's warming to 1.5°C seems distant, with temperatures already up by 3°C.
UN climate leader Simon Stiell shared this hard news. He said the world needs faster action, though some steps forward have happened.
"We see warming headed toward 3 degrees, which brings great danger," Stiell said. He pointed to harsh weather and dying plants and animals as proof of the threat.
The years since the Paris Agreement have shown both good and bad signs. Many countries disagree more than before, yet the UN keeps bringing them together.
"The world has grown apart in many ways, but our...
Africa Plans Big Push for Fair Pay in 2025.
African leaders want 2025 to help fix old wrongs. They named next year as a time to seek fair pay for past harm to African people.
The African Union made this choice to help black people around the world. They want to fix bad things from long ago, like when other lands took people as slaves.
The plan aims to change laws and help African lands grow rich. Leaders say old wrongs need more than words—they need real money and help.
Many groups will meet on February 10 next year to discuss ways to make things right. These groups are knowledgeable about laws, money, and women's rights in Africa.
More people ask rich lands to pay for past harm. They say rich lands grew rich by taking from Africa...
Voters Sign Up Fast in Moroto as Time Runs Short.
The group that runs voting in Uganda needs more people to sign up before next week. They must finish by February 10, 2025.
In Moroto, 3,604 people added their names. More join each day as helpers tell them about it.
The sign-ups happen in all parts of Moroto, including six small areas, one town group, and two parts of the big town.
The work goes on in Nadunget, Rupa, Loputuk, Tapac, Katikekile, and Lotisan. It also runs in Nadunget Town and the North and South parts of the main town.
From all who came, 2,076 were asked to vote in new places, and another 1,260 will vote for the first time.
The office also helped 268 people apply for their first ID cards. Women signed up more than...
Law Group Steps Up to Help People in Army Courts.
Uganda's top law group said it will help people who face army courts. This comes after the highest court ruled that army courts must not try regular people.
The Uganda Law Society wants these cases moved to normal courts. They plan to send lawyers to help the accused.
The law group made a team to read the court's words. This team will tell people what the ruling means in simple terms.
They aim to find people in army courts who need help. These people will then see lawyers in normal courts.
Isaac Ssemakadde leads the law group. He says everyone needs fair help with the law.
"Fair trials belong to all people, not just the rich," he said. "We want to make sure no one stands alone in...
