“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...

DSS, MILITARY FOIL ANOTHER MASS ABDUCTION ATTEMPT IN KATSINA. (PHOTO).


 DSS, MILITARY FOIL ANOTHER MASS ABDUCTION ATTEMPT IN KATSINA


Security forces have foiled another mass abduction attempt by armed bandits in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State, rescuing 18 victims.


The victims—14 females and four males, including children and toddlers—were reportedly abandoned by the bandits after security operatives blocked their escape route.


Traditional rulers in Bakori, in a statement, commended the military, DSS and local vigilantes for acting on intelligence to disrupt the planned attack.


The statement adds that at least seven fleeing bandits were reportedly injured, while a 14-year-old rescued victim sustained a gunshot wound and is receiving treatment.


It further notes that the operation comes less than two weeks after security forces foiled another mass abduction attempt in Gidan Iyado, also in Bakori, where 18 bandits were reportedly killed.

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