“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...

APPEAL COURT UPHOLDS IPOB'S PROSCRIPTION AS A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. (PHOTO).

 


Appeal Court Upholds IPOB’s Proscription as a Terrorist Organization


The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reaffirmed the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist group.


In a unanimous decision by a three-member panel led by Justice Hamma Barka, the appellate court upheld the Federal High Court's ruling, which declared IPOB illegal.


The court ruled that the Federal Government acted lawfully in outlawing the group, citing threats to national security. It dismissed IPOB’s appeal for lack of merit.


This decision upholds the 2017 ruling by late Justice Abdul Abdu-Kafarati, who banned IPOB activities, particularly in the South-East and South-South regions.


IPOB had sought to overturn the ruling, arguing that the Federal Government misrepresented facts in obtaining the proscription order. However, the appellate court found no grounds to reverse the decision.

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