“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...

ZAMFARA GOVT TAKES MEASURES TO RESCUE KIDNAPPED UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. (PHOTO).




 Zamfara Govt Takes Measures To Rescue Kidnapped University Students


Zamfara State Government is taking proactive measures to ensure that, the kidnapped Students of the Federal University Gusau are rescued without any harm.


This was disclosed by the state Acting Governor Malam Mani Mummuni when he visited the University on assessment tour. 


He said that upon hearing the news about the unfortunate incident, the government promptly took action to determine the best way to safely rescue the abducted students.


According to him, the government will also take adequate measures of averting the reoccurrence of similar incidence.


Malam Mani assured the management of the University community, parents, and general public that, the victims would be rescued without any harm and called on them to continue abiding by the law.


Earlier, the Zamfara State Commissioner of Police Muhammad Dalijan said security agencies have surrounded the perpetrators together with their victims both on air and land with a view to rescue them without any injury.


He denounced the allegation that the University management had alerted the security agencies about the attack before it occurred.


In a remark, the Deputy Vice Chancellor Administration of the University, Professor Ahmad Galadima expressed appreciation to the state government and security agencies for their prompt response.

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