“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...

NBA LEGEND SHAQUILLE O'NEAL TO HELP PAY FUNERAL EXPENSES FOR FOUR SISTERS KILLED IN NORTH CAROLINA HOUSE FIRE. (PHOTO).



NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal to help pay funeral expenses for four sisters killed in North Carolina house fire

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal is helping cover the funeral expenses for four young sisters who died in a house fire in North Carolina.

Kalani, 7, Kendall, 5, Josephina, 3, and Sophia, 2, were killed when flames engulfed their Columbus County home. Two other girls, aged 11, managed to escape. First responders arrived quickly, but the fire was too intense for them to enter safely.

O’Neal joined forces with sheriffs from Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina to pay the full cost of the memorial, easing the financial burden on the grieving family. The Henry County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia said the collaborative effort “fully covers the expenses associated with honoring the girls, lifting the financial burden from the grieving family.”

The sisters were remembered in their obituary as “bright lights who brought joy to everyone around them,” with individual loves ranging from sunsets and rainbows to pizza and the show Bluey. No adults were home at the time of the fire. The girls’ mother, Reagan Noelle Powers, has been charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter and negligent child abuse with serious bodily injury.


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