“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...

I WOULD HAVE SUED TINUBU IF MY NAME WAS MISTAKENLY ADDED ON THE LIST OF “NATIONAL AWARD” —- OMOYELE SOWORE . (PHOTO).


 I would have sued Tinubu if my name was mistakenly added on the list of “National Award” —- Omoyele Sowore 


Popular publisher and activist, Omoyele Sowore, says he would take legal action for defamation if his name is “mistakenly” included in any national honours list released by President Bola Tinubu.


Sowore, who is also the convener of the #RevolutionNow movement and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, made the statement on Friday via his social media handles, in what appeared to be a reaction to ongoing speculation about possible recipients of national awards in 2025.


“If I were mistakenly included by Tinubu on his ‘National Award’ list, I would not only reject and denounce the award but also take definitive legal action for defamation,” Sowore wrote.


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