“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...

USHER OPENS UP ABOUT HIS DIVORCE TO,O MAGAZINE,SEPTEMBER ISSUE.

Doting dad: Usher pushes his two sons Usher Raymond V and Naviyd Ely around in a stroller in Atlanta               35 year old Usher Raymonds who was married to stylist Tameka Foster from 2007 to 2009,reflects that the ending of his marriage was something beneficial.Usher was asked about his best mistakes and he replied ''Getting married at 28,most people probably think i regret it because i ended up getting divorced,but it helped me learn that sometimes i think i know more than i actually do''.Since his divorce with his wife,Usher has been battling for custody of their two children,six year old Usher Cinco Raymond and five year old Naviyd Ely Raymond,though he was granted partial custody of the children by a judge in 2012.When Usher was asked about his best advice he replied ''If you stay ready,you ain't gonna get ready.James Brown told me that right before we performed together at the Grammy's 2005.I've never forgotten it,and i'm always telling people well,James Brown once told me''.More photos below.                           Learning experience: When asked by O Magazine about his best mistake, Usher replied, 'Getting married at 28', in reference to his marriage to Tameka Foster from 2007-2009. The couple are seen on New Year's Eve 2008Up next: The former Voice coach is now set to perform at the Fashion Rocks event held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York with Jennifer Lopez, Rita Ora, The Band Perry, Miranda Lambert, Nico & Vinz, and Pitbull

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