“NO ELECTRICITY, NO VOTE,” SOUTH AFRICANS THREATEN TO SHUN RULING PARTY ANC. (PHOTO)

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 “No electricity, no vote,” South Africans threaten to shun ruling party ANC Residents in Katlehong, a township outside Johannesburg, have resolved to boycott South Africa's upcoming local elections on November 4 due to long-standing failures by authorities to provide basic services like electricity. For over 20 years, around 180 households in the community have relied on illegal electrical connections pulled from neighboring areas to power their homes. Angry over the lack of formal grid infrastructure, residents are directing their frustration at the ruling African National Congress (ANC). "We have made a collective decision: no electricity, no vote," said community leader Lesiba Rankapole, 59. "We know it is illegal, but we had no choice because we cannot live without electricity. Our children cannot progress without electricity." "I was born ANC, but today I do not want anyone to tell me about the ANC because I am suffering," added 57-year-old resid...

CAREY MULLIGAN SPORTS PERIOD COSTUME AS SHE STARTS SHOOTING REVOLUTIONARY NEW TAKE OF FAR FROM THE MADDLING CROWD.

Getting into character: Carey Mulligan was seen for the first time as Bathsheba Everdene as she got to work shooting a new adaptation of Far From The Madding Crowd in Sherborne, Dorset, on SundaySheltering: Carey's umbrella wasn't period appropriate, but the star was forced to shelter beneath it as the rain set in during filmingTransformation: Set designers have been working tirelessly to ensure the town is transformed properly into an era-appropriate settingChanging times: The shops along Half Moon Street have all had their fronts changed to fit in with the timeWant to buy a broom? Passers by look at the props put outside one of the shops by the set designers

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