“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...

MARKETERS JACK UP DEPOT PMS PRICES AS MIDDLE-EAST TENSIONS ESCALATE. (PHOTO).


 Marketers jack up depot PMS prices as middle-east tensions escalate


Oil marketers have increased the depot prices of Premium Motor Spirit or petrol in reaction to renewed demand signals and rising tensions in the Middle East. With Brent crude climbing to $77.88 per barrel and WTI at $74.67, depot owners across Nigeria are already adjusting prices upwards.


Data obtained from Petroleum price’s latest intelligence report noted that Nigerian depot prices for PMS and AGO (diesel) have gone up and are set to rise further this week if the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran does not abate.


Depot prices as of June 20, 2025, showed that at Lagos depots, the pump price of PMS and AGO at the Dangote Refinery are ₦880 and ₦1,055, respectively. At NIPCO, PMS is sold at ₦920 while AGO is sold at ₦1,100. At Wosbab the pump price of PMS is ₦920 while AGO is ₦1,050.


At the Warri depots PMS and AGO are sold by Matrix Energy at ₦925 and ₦1,050, respectively. PMS at A&E is sold at ₦920.

At the Calabar depots, Mainland sells PMS at ₦935 while Fynefield sells at ₦928.


At the Port Harcourt depots AGO at Bulk Strategic is sold at ₦1,100 while PMS at Sigmund is sold at ₦930.

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