“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...

FG EMPOWERS 10,000 YOUTHS IN KANO; 350 BIKE FOR DISPATCH RIDERS. (PHOTO)


 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPOWERS 10,000 YOUTHS IN KANO; 350 BIKE FOR DISPATCH RIDERS


The Federal Government  youth empowerment drive in Kano State peaked with the distribution of more than 350 motorcycles to dispatch riders, while ten thousand young people received food support.


The initiative, under the fourth phase,  championed by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, is part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda designed to support small businesses and todeliver on campaign promises.

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