“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...

ISRAELI PRESIDENT MEETS LEADER OF THE BREAKAWAY SOMALILAND REGION IN DAVOS. (PHOTO).


 Israeli president meets leader of the breakaway Somaliland region in Davos


Israeli President Isaac Herzog met Thursday with the leader of Somalia’s breakaway Somaliland region on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.


In a post on the US social media company X, Herzog said he was “pleased” to meet Somaliland’s self-declared president Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi during the annual gathering.


He said he welcomed the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two sides and expressed hope for expanding bilateral cooperation “for the benefit of both peoples,” Anadolu Agency reported.


On December 26, Israel announced that it had officially recognised Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state, becoming the only country to do so. The move drew sharp criticism across the globe.


Somalia reaffirmed its firm and non-negotiable commitment to its sovereignty, national unity, and territorial integrity, rejecting the Israeli move.


Somaliland has operated as a de facto self-governing entity since declaring independence from Somalia in 1991, but it has not received international recognition as a sovereign state.


Israel’s recognition of Somaliland violates international law and reflects competition for access to the Gulf of Aden, one of the world’s significant maritime corridors that facilitates approximately 15% of global trade.

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