“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 TROOPS DEPLOYED TO SOMALILAND: REPORTS. (PHOTO).


 Israeli Troops Deployed to Somaliland: Reports


A contingent of 50 soldiers was deployed earlier this year, soon after Israel became the first country to recognize Somaliland's independence in December, according to a senior Somali official cited by media.


"The presence of Israeli military and intelligence personnel in Somaliland is not a new development. They have reportedly been operating from the UAE military facility in Berbera since the beginning of 2025," said Abdurahman Sheikh Azhari, intelligence briefer for president of Somalia, Sputnik reported.


Earlier, it was reported that Somalia's breakaway region may have provided Israel with a military site for long‑range flights to Iran, while it is believed that Israel is also seeking a Red Sea naval base in the region.


"The Somali government must now think very carefully about its next move. [...] It is part of a deeper, long-term strategic project that Israel views as directly tied to its future security interests," Azhari wrote on X.

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