“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...

UPDATE: MOTHER TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AFTER ABANDONING NEWBORN AT MANHATTAN SUBWAY STATION. (PHOTO).


 Mother taken into custody after abandoning newborn at Manhattan subway station

A 30-year-old woman has been arrested after allegedly abandoning her newborn baby at a busy Manhattan subway station earlier this week, authorities confirmed. The suspect, identified as Assa Diawara, was taken into custody early Wednesday morning in Queens and charged with abandonment of a child and endangering the welfare of a child.

Police said the infant girl was discovered Monday morning wrapped in a blanket on the southbound 1 train platform at 34th Street–Penn Station during the rush-hour commute. Emergency responders quickly arrived at the scene and transported the baby to a local hospital, where she was reported to be in stable condition. New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow described the discovery as “the miracle on 34th Street,” noting the infant’s survival amid the heavy foot traffic and cold conditions in the station.


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