“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...

MAN SENTENCED TO 21 YEARS FOR ASSAULT ON SLOVAKIAN PRIME MINISTER. (PHOTO).


 Man sentenced to 21 years for assault on Slovakian prime minister

A Slovak court sentenced Juraj Cintula to 21 years in prison for attempting to assassinate Prime Minister Robert Fico in May 2024. Cintula, 72, had faced up to 25 years but received a reduced sentence due to his age.

During the attack at a political gathering in Handlova, Cintula fired five shots at Fico, striking him in the stomach, arm, and leg. Fico, 61, survived after emergency surgery. Cintula, a poet and activist opposed to Fico’s policies on Ukraine and other issues, told authorities he intended only to injure the prime minister to prevent him from serving. Prosecutors initially charged Cintula with attempted murder, later upgrading the charges to terrorism. Fico did not attend Tuesday’s hearing but was represented by an attorney. Cintula’s lawyer said the verdict will be appealed to Slovakia’s high court.


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