“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...

PRESIDENT TINUBU TRANSMITS POLICE BILL TO SENATE. (PHOTO).


 PRESIDENT TINUBU TRANSMITS POLICE BILL TO SENATE


Senate is likely to pass the State Police bill this week Wednesday as President Bola Tinubu  transmitted to the Senate a Constitution Alteration Bill seeking the establishment of state police in Nigeria.


In a communication dated 15th June 2026 and read by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, Tinubu said the legislation would provide a framework for a dual policing structure in Nigeria, with additional safeguards to better address security challenges.


The proposed bill is a critical component of efforts to reorganize the structure of policing to better protect citizens, as states, communities, municipalities, and local government areas would take part in policing responsibilities.


Consideration of the bill was, however, adjourned to Wednesday as the Senate mourns a House of Representatives member from Gombe, Yahaya Tongo, who died during the recess.

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