“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...

DRC AUTHORITIES OFFER $5 MILLION REWARD FOR HELP IN CAPTURING REBEL LEADERS. (PHOTO).


 DRC Authorities Offer $5 Million Reward for Help in Capturing Rebel Leaders


The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has offered a $5 million reward to anyone who can help authorities arrest three leaders of rebel groups operating in the east of the country, according to Sputnik.


"Anyone who ensures the arrest of convicted individuals Corneille Nangaa, Bertrand Bisimwa, and Sultani Makenga will receive a $5 million reward. Additionally, a reward of $4 million will be given for information leading to the arrest of their fugitive accomplices: Perrot Luwara, Irenge Baelenge, and other criminals wanted by justice," a communique from the DRC Ministry of Justice read.


Nangaa is the leader of the Congo River Alliance (AFC) rebel coalition. Last summer, a DRC tribunal sentenced him in absentia to death for treason and war crimes. Along with him, there were 25 other people involved in the case, who also received the highest measure of punishment for treason and war crimes. Previously, Nangaa served as the head of the DRC national electoral commission.


Bisimwa leads the political wing of the AFC-related group M23. Makenga is the commander of M23.

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