“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...

DANGOTE GROUP TRAILER REPORTEDLY CRUSHES ENTIRE FAMILY IN ENUGU. (PHOTO).


 Dangote Group trailer reportedly crushes entire family in Enugu


A trailer reportedly belonging to Dangote Group on Wednesday crushed an entire family at Four Corner Junction in Enugu State.


Eyewitnesses said the victims, who were inside a vehicle, did not survive the accident.


A video circulating online shows the car completely flattened by the truck.


The development comes days after Ruth, sister of former Big Brother Naija winner, Phyna, died from injuries sustained in an accident involving a Dangote Group truck.


ollowing Ruth’s death, the management of Dangote Group said arrangements were underway to fly her abroad for treatment before she passed on.


Activist, VeryDarkMan, has been campaigning against the reckless attitude of Dangote Group drivers on Nigerian highways.


He also claimed that the driver involved in Ruth’s accident had no valid licence.


As of the time of filing this report on Wednesday, neither the police nor Dangote Group had issued an official statement on the Enugu crash.

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