“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...

TRADERS COUNT LOSES AS FIRE RAZES MASAKA MARKET IN NASARAWA. (PHOTO).


 Traders count loses as fire razes Masaka market in Nasarawa


A fire incident at the Masaka market, located in the Karu local government area of Nasarawa state, has left many traders counting their losses.


The fire which started at about 10: PM Friday night according to eyewitnesses has left many of the traders devastated. At the time of filing this report, there was no presence of fire service officials to contain the fire as a portion of the market was still burning.


The last time a fire incident affected the market was in 2019. Videos of the incident saw traders lamenting their losses, while scavengers ransacked the ruins in search of valuables.


Traders at the market have called for government’s intervention in the wake of their loses.

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