“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...

GUNMEN SHOOT AT SOCCER FIELD IN CENTRAL MEXICO, KILLING 11 AND INJURING 12.(PHOTO).


 Gunmen shoot at soccer field in central Mexico, killing 11 and injuring 12

 Gunmen opened fire at a soccer field in central Mexico on Sunday, killing at least 11 people and injuring 12 others, officials reported.

Salamanca Mayor Cesar Prieto said the attackers arrived at the end of a soccer match. Ten victims died at the scene, and another died later at a hospital. Among the wounded were a woman and a minor. Prieto described the shooting as part of a broader “crime wave” in the city and called on President Claudia Sheinbaum for federal assistance to curb the violence.

The Guanajuato state prosecutor’s office said it is investigating the attack and coordinating with federal authorities to strengthen security in the region. Guanajuato recorded the highest number of homicides in Mexico last year, fueled by ongoing clashes between the local Santa Rosa de Lima gang and the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

“Unfortunately, there are criminal groups trying to subjugate authorities, something they are not going to achieve,” Prieto said. Despite the violence, Mexico’s government reported that the nation’s murder rate in 2025 was the lowest since 2016 at 17.5 per 100,000 inhabitants, though analysts caution that official figures may not capture the full scope of the country’s criminal activity.


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