“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...
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AMBODE WOOS INVESTORS TO LAGOS AT NAIROBI'S GERMAN-AFRICAN BUSINESS SUMMIT TODAY-{PHOTOS}

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 Image may contain: 6 people, people standing and suit                  Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode today thursday said the State is willing,able and ready to partner with investors within and outside Africa,just as he said that adequate measures have been put in place to enhance the ease of doing business within the State.
Governor Ambode,who spoke at the second edition of German-African Business Sunnit held in Nairobi,Kenya said as Africa's model mega city,Lagos is strategically positioned to play a leading role in propelling development on the continent,adding that as a result of the growing investors confidence,the State is fast becoming a preferred destination for investors in Africa.
Giving statistics about State,the Governor said apart from being the 5th largest economy and fastest growing city in Africa with a population of over 22 million people comprising overwhelming proportion of middle class income earners,Lagos is also the contributor to the non-oil sector GDP.''Lagos accounts for over 60 percent of the country's industrial and commercial activities,over 70 percent of national maritime cargo freight; over 80 percent of international aviation traffic,and over 50 percent of Nigeria's energy consumption.Also,Lagos is the nexus of Nigeria's section of Trans-African Highway which is being boosted by our enormous investment on the expansion of the Lagos Badagry Expressway,the primary ECOWAS highway,into 10-Lanes with Bus Rapid Transit {BRT} and the first light rail metro transit in West Africa.With these and the State's 180km Atlantic waterfront criss-crossed by maze of creeks and lagoons,Lagos is an investment and tourist delight,'' the Governor said.More photos below.
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