“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...

DOZENS OF FEMALE TROOPS HAVE BECOME PREGNANT WHILE SERVING IN FALKLANDS WITH AT LEAST 50.(PHOTO).


 Dozens of female troops have become pregnant while serving in Falklands with at least 50

evacuated since 2008


At least 50 military personnel have had to be flown home from the South Atlantic islands since 2008 because they were expecting.

Ministry of Defence figures also show that up to 31 of them were serving in the RAF at the time.

The Falklands deployment is regarded as being one of the dullest postings in the Armed Forces.

The islands, including capital Port Stanley, are battered by violent storms, especially during the winter when temperatures can drop as low as -10C.


One source last night said the figures released by the MoD suggested that “troops were making their own entertainment”.

The MoD figures also show that since 2008, 182 pregnant servicewomen have been medically evacuated from foreign postings and war zones, including Iraq, Afghanistan, and the peacekeeping mission in Cyprus.

They also revealed that since 2017, almost 200 female recruits have become pregnant after they began basic training.

The source said: “Getting pregnant during recruit training is quite an achievement because it is a very tough training regime with limited amounts of free time.”


Servicewomen are repeatedly reminded by senior officers to check they are not pregnant before they fly to the front line.

However, they are not forced to take a urine test because top brass consider it would be an invasion of privacy.

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