“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...

U.S OFFICIALS SAY IRAN PLANNED TO ASSASSINATE ISRAEL’S AMBASSADOR IN MEXICO . (PHOTO).


 US officials say Iran planned to assassinate Israel’s ambassador in Mexico 

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reportedly plotted to assassinate Israel’s ambassador to Mexico, Einat Kranz-Neiger, but Mexican security forces foiled the plan last summer, according to U.S. and Israeli officials.

The alleged plot was orchestrated by the IRGC’s Quds Force, specifically its shadowy Unit 11000, which has been linked to previous attempts against Israeli and Jewish targets in Europe and Australia. The operation reportedly began in late 2024 under a Unit 11000 operative who had previously managed Iranian agents throughout Latin America from Iran’s embassy in Venezuela. By the time the plan advanced, the operative had returned to Quds Force headquarters in Tehran. U.S. officials said the plot remained active into the first half of 2025 before being successfully disrupted and no longer poses a current threat.

A U.S. official described the plot as part of a long history of Iranian attempts to target diplomats, journalists, dissidents, and others critical of the regime worldwide. Israel’s Foreign Ministry thanked Mexican authorities for preventing the attack and reaffirmed its commitment to countering Iranian threats globally. Israeli officials emphasized ongoing cooperation with international security and intelligence agencies to safeguard Israeli and Jewish targets. Iran’s mission to the UN declined to comment on the matter.


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