“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...

GOVT'S URGED TO ENCOURAGE SKILLS AT BASIC EDUCATION LEVEL. (PHOTOS).

Govt's Urged To Encourage  Skills At Basic Education Level

Government at all levels have been urged to encourage computer technology skills training at basic  education level to make learning more attractive to the students.

An expert in computer technology,Okpe Barthlomew made the call while speaking at a technology skills training for Over five hundred Children at Karumo in Ilorin East local governments area of Kwara state.

According to him  the introduction of  skills training  into  school curriculum for the children will make education attractive .

Okpe said the idea of the training is to make the students see education differently and provide them the opportunity to use the computer technology to develop themselves.
                        
He  explained that the programme will empower about one hundred thousand children ,and women  across the country with relevant technological skills to prepare them for the future and make them self reliant.

In a remark the President,Balogun Gambari Youth Movement,Abdulrahman said the skills acquisition training will impact positively on the lives of the children and women in the community.

In his address a consultant at the training ,Mr Ayo Olanipekun said the training is expected to cover the sixteen local governments across the state.

He urged the community leaders to constitute a community management team to ensure sustainability of the programme.

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