“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...

CARRIE UNDERWOOD RECEIVES HATE TWEETS FOR ACTING IN THE NEW SOUNDS OF MUSIC AS MARIA.

A new face: Carrie Underwood - seen here in a promotional photo for her live NBC version of The Sound Of Music - told Entertainment Weekly she's received 'hate tweets' for taking on the iconic role of Maria       On December 5,she will reprise Julie Andrews role as Maria in a live TV version of the classic 1965 musicals THE SOUNDS OF MUSIC.she gets hate tweets and stuff like,''you are not Julie Andrews and nobody is and she would never pretend that she was ,she said ''i know my place''.the special which also stars Stephen Moyer from True Blood and Audra mcdonald from the private practice will air on NBC.please viewers give her a chance.more photos below.                                                                                                Falling in love: Stephen Moyer plays Captain Von Trapp who becomes captivated by Maria's free spiritThe pressure is on: Carrie and Stephen rehearsing for the big nightThe Von Trapps 2.0: The cast of NBC's new musicalBraids suit her: The country star in a promo shot for the holiday specialThe hills are alive: Julie starred in the 1965 film version of the musicalAlmost 50 years ago: Christopher Plummer played the Captain in the original film

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