“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...

NDUKA OBAIGBENA LEADS ARISE NEWS TEAMS TO WASHINGTON DC FOR TRUMP INAUGURATION, DAVOS FOR WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.


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Nduka Obaigbena Leads ARISE News Teams to Washington DC for Trump Inauguration, Davos for World Economic Forum 


Led by Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Nduka Obaigbena, ARISE News is in Washington DC for Trump’s inauguration as US’ 47th President.


Led by Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Nduka Obaigbena, at the invitation of a former ARISE News Staff who is now a Trump surrogate, ARISE News has landed in Washington DC for a robust coverage of Donald Trump’s inauguration as the United States’ 47th President. 


The ARISE team includes Ohi Odiai, Adefemi Akinsanya (who flew in from Turkey) and Opeyemi Adenihun. 


ARISE News will give you a blow-by-blow account of events as they occur – in the spotlight and behind the scenes.  


Meanwhile, ARISE News Anchors, Rotus Oddiri, Adesuwa Omoruan and Ivica Babic have landed in Davos for on-the-spot coverage of global business leaders at the World Economic Forum annual gathering where Vice President Kashim Shetima is leading the Nigerian economic team.

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