“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...

ARREST OF 53-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WITH LAMINATED INEC MATERIALS TODAY IN LAGOS. (PHOTO).




Lagos Police Arrest 53-Year-Old Woman With Laminated INEC Materials


The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 53-year-old woman, who was allegedly found with laminated electoral materials.


The spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to newsmen on Friday, March 17, 2023.


The PPRO said that the suspect was arrested on Thursday at about 4.00 p.m. at Candos Road, Baruwa in Iyana-Ipaja area of Lagos.


Hundeyin said that the suspect was arrested inside a business centre where she was making the photocopies.


"She was arrested with 550 different INEC materials. The laptop she used in printing the materials has been recovered and she couldn’t give a good account of how she came in possession of the materials. The case has been transferred to State CID Yaba for further investigation." he said

 

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