“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...

FOREIGN SCHOLARSHIP: FIRST SET OF THE 233 YOBE YOUTHS SPONSORED BY GOV. MAI MALA BUNI TO STUDY MEDICAL & ENGINEERING COURSES AT INDIAN UNIVERSITIES GRADUATED. (PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE



Foreign Scholarship: First set of the 233 Yobe Youths sponsored by Gov. Mai Mala Buni to study medical & engineering courses at Indian Universities graduated. 


.... The first set graduated from Integral University,  Lucknow, India. 


Recall that in 2020, the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni sponsored about 233 Young people selected across 17 local governments of Yobe to study various medical and engineering courses across various Universities in India.


The breakdown of their courses of study is as follows: 


- 12 beneficiaries - petroleum engineering,

- 12 beneficiaries ~ Civil engineering,

- 20 beneficiaries ~ Radiography,

- 41 beneficiaries ~ Pharmacy,

- 3 beneficiaries ~ gynaecology 

- 17 beneficiaries ~ Lab Science,

- 14 beneficiaries ~ computer sci,

- 5 beneficiaries ~ Electric engineering,

-  83 beneficiaries ~ degrees in nursing all of whom will undergo additional trainings in fields such as Anasthesia, renal dialysis, cardiac care etc.


The Recovery Through Education and Scholarships (#RETES), is Governor Mai Mala #Buni's project aimed at sponsoring and training young men and women to fill critical workforce needs and foster development in our communities.

 More photos below. 
















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