“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...

NO LEVEL OF ALCOHOL IS SAFE FOR YOUR BODY- WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION WARNS. (PHOTO).


 No level of alcohol is safe for your body- World Health Organization warns


The World Health Organization has issued a warning that no amount of alcohol is safe even as it noted that alcohol wrecks the heart, batters the brain and poisons the liver. Alcohol is officially classed as a Group 1 carcinogen, the same category as tobacco,  and has been conclusively linked to at least seven forms of cancer.


According to WHO, Alcohol disrupts the body from top to toe. It sedates the brain rather than helping it sleep, irritates the stomach, raises blood pressure, and fuels inflammation that can trigger clots, heart attacks and strokes. It shrinks brain tissue, distorts memory and dulls mood by interfering with dopamine and serotonin. 


Further, WHO asserted that , Over time, the liver which processes nearly all the alcohol we drink, is forced into overdrive, and fatty deposits and scarring can lead to cirrhosis, a condition that kills thousands every year and dramatically increases the risk of cancer.

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