“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...

AFEEZ OWO REACTS AS YEMI SOLADE APOLOGIZES FOR SLAPPING HIM ON MOVIE SET. (PHOTO).


 Afeez Owo reacts as Yemi Solade apologizes for slapping him on movie set


Popular Nollywood producer, Afeez Owo, has finally reacted to a public apology by actor Yemi Solade.

DAILY POST reports that Solade had during an interview tendered a public apology to Afeez Owo for slapping him on a movie set.

Expressing regrets, Solade explained that he has also discussed the matter with some of their colleagues.

Reacting during a recent appearance on the African A-List podcast, Afeez accepted the apology, describing Solade as his senior brother.

“After seeing his apology, I let go of the incident. Even if he did not apologize, he is not at fault because it is like when an elder brother beat his younger brother. Even if the older one is at fault, the younger brother will be ask to apologize to the senior.

“I was the production manager then and he was an actor. As a production manager im to cater for the actors and crew members well-being. When we were leaving the Ibadan location to another location at a Fulani resettlements area, I informed everybody to tell me their needs so that I can buy them along but it seems Uncle Solade didn’t understand me too well and slapped me when he was hungry.”

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