“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...

YOUTUBE TO PAY $24.5 MILLION TO SETTLE TRUMP LAWSUIT, COURT FILING SHOWS. (PHOTO).


 YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle Trump lawsuit, court filing shows


YouTube has reached a $24.5 million settlement with President Donald Trump and several other plaintiffs who sued the platform after Trump’s suspension in 2021, according to a court filing. The agreement resolves a dispute that had been ongoing for years following the former suspension of Trump’s account in the aftermath of the January 6 Capitol attack.

The settlement allocates $22 million toward Trump’s planned construction of a White House State Ballroom, with the funds being placed in a tax-exempt entity known as the Trust for the National Mall. The remaining $2.5 million will be distributed among other plaintiffs in the case, including the American Conservative Union, Andrew Baggiani, Austen Fletcher, Maryse Veronica Jean-Louis, Frank Valentine, Kelly Victory, and Naomi Wolf. The filing emphasized that the settlement is not an admission of fault by YouTube but a way to avoid the cost and uncertainty of continued litigation.

Trump’s lawsuit argued that YouTube’s decision to indefinitely ban his account violated his right to free speech by restricting his ability to communicate with the public. YouTube had initially removed him from the platform, citing its policy against incitement to violence, but reinstated his channel more than two years later, saying it wanted voters to hear from all major political candidates.

This settlement follows a series of legal resolutions between Trump and major social media companies. Earlier this year, Meta agreed to donate $22 million to Trump’s presidential library and cover $3 million in legal fees, while X settled a similar lawsuit by agreeing to pay roughly $10 million.

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