“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...

HEALTH WORKER FATALLY SHOT IN BAMENDA. (PHOTO).


 Health Worker Fatally Shot in Bamenda 


On Sunday, August 26th, Bamenda witnessed yet another tragic incident as Nfor Julius Budzi, a driver for a local health NGO, was gunned down on Foncha Street, close to the Teacher Training College. 


Known affectionately as "Nfor Wowo," Budzi hailed from Wowo village in Ndu Sub Division and was dedicated to ensuring the delivery of essential medicines to healthcare centers in the region.


Eyewitnesses recount that Budzi was forcibly taken by armed assailants before being shot at point-blank range. 


The perpetrators quickly fled the scene, leaving the community in shock. Budzi was reportedly heading home after attending a meeting when the attack occurred.


Nfor Julius Budzi’s tragic death is yet another grim reminder of the escalating insecurity in Bamenda, a city where danger lurks at every corner.

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