“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...

EFCC GRILLS FIVE SUSPECTED ILLEGAL MINERS IN UYO. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE


 EFCC Grills Five Suspected Illegal Miners in Uyo


Operatives of the Economic  and Financial Crimes Commission,  EFCC,   Uyo Zonal Directorate on Wednesday,  August 13 2025, arrested five suspected illegal miners involved in the extraction and transportation of ilmenite, locally called ‘black sand’ without the requisite licence.


The arrested suspects are: Samuel Eshiet Akwa, Willie Peter Uboko ,  Muhammed Tukur , Salmannu Ibrahim  and Jaafar Adam. 


At the time of their arrest, the suspects were conveying one thousand two hundred (1,200) bags of Ilmenite in a truck without authorization.   All they had was a waybill indicating that the consignment belonged to a certain WillJane Global Ventures Limited.


Preliminary investigations into the matter showed that the said company, WillJane Global Ventures Limited, is owned by one of the suspects,  Willie Peter Uboko.  He was alleged to have been operating without a mining licence for the past four years and transporting Ilmenite to unidentified destinations.  


During questioning, the suspect said they were on their way to Onne in Port Harcourt, Rivers State to make a delivery when they were arrested.  


The arrest followed weeks of surveillance along the coastal lines of Mkpanak, at Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. 


The suspects are making useful statements and will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.

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