“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...

IMF SAYS SENEGAL VISIT WAS CONSTRUCTIVE, WILL TALK MORE ABOUT PROGRAMME REQUEST. (PHOTO).


 IMF says Senegal visit was constructive, will talk more about programme request


The International Monetary Fund said on ​Monday that its staff had "open and constructive technical discussions" ‌on a visit to Senegal and it would hold more talks over the West African country's request for a support programme.


Senegal ​and the Fund have been in talks ​to resolve a hidden debt issue since the ⁠country's then-new leaders revealed the problem in 2024.


It said IMF staff would continue discussions over policies and reforms that could be supported by a new lending programme, including measures to address debt vulnerabilities, ​strengthen debt management ​and enhance ⁠public governance.


The Fund froze its previous $1.8 billion ​lending ⁠programme after the larger debt pile came to light, and Senegal has been largely shut out of international ⁠capital ​markets, leaving it reliant on ​regional borrowing.

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