“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...

NIGERIAN-BORN NURSE LOSES LICENCE IN AUSTRALIA FOR SLEEPING DURING NIGHT SHIFTS. (PHOTO).


 Nigerian-Born Nurse Loses Licence In Australia for sleeping during night shifts


A Nigerian-born nurse, Chimzuruoke Okembunachi, has been deregistered in Australia after a tribunal found that she repeatedly slept while on duty during night shifts at an aged care facility in Sydney.


The 25-year-old nurse had her registration cancelled by the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal, which ruled that her conduct amounted to professional misconduct and posed a serious risk to patient safety. Okembunachi was employed at Hardi Aged Care in Guildford from February 2024 but was suspended within a month and later resigned.


According to the tribunal, she worked multiple night shifts between March 13 and March 27, 2024, as the only registered nurse overseeing up to four assistants-in-nursing and about 100 elderly residents. On six occasions, she reportedly fell asleep while on duty, failing to properly supervise staff and residents. On three of those nights, patients missed their prescribed morphine doses.


Evidence also showed that she instructed an assistant-in-nursing to administer medication despite the assistant not being authorised to do so. Concerns about her conduct were raised by colleagues on March 27, leading to her suspension the following day.


During the hearing, Okembunachi admitted her actions and expressed remorse, explaining that she was under significant stress from health challenges, academic pressure and family financial obligations. She acknowledged that accepting night shifts while managing these issues compromised patient safety.


While the tribunal noted that she was honest and contrite, it ruled that deregistration was the only appropriate sanction, stating that her actions had the potential to endanger lives. She will be unable to apply for a review of the decision for at least nine months.

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