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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...

NIGERIA’S INFLATION DROPS TO 22.97%.(PHOTO).


 Nigeria’s inflation drops to 22.97%


The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, on Monday, announced that Nigeria’s headline inflation rate has dropped to 22.97 percent.


NBS said the May 2025 headline inflation rate decreased 0.74 per cent compared to the April headline inflation rate.


According to the statistics office, inflation declined significantly to 1.53 percent in May from 1.86 percent in April, on a month-on-month basis.


This indicated a slower pace in the rise of prices across the economy.


On a year-on-year basis, the NBS said the headline inflation rate was 10.98 per cent lower than the rate recorded in May 2024 (33.95 per cent).


It stated that the easing in inflation was driven by a slowdown in price increases across key segments, including farm produce, utilities, clothing, and health.


Also, NBS announced that food inflation declined to 21.14 percent in May from 21.16 percent in April.


The statistics office attributed this sharp decline largely to base-year effects following the inflation rebasing methodology.


On a month-on-month basis, however, food inflation increased marginally to 2.19 percent in May from 2.06 percent in April.

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