“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...

WHERE’S YOUR PROMISED TRANSPORT FARE REDUCTION – ATIKU’S CAMP TACKLES TINUBU. (PHOTO).




Where’s your promised transport fare reduction – Atiku’s camp tackles Tinubu


The camp of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has demanded the promised transport fare reduction by President Bola Tinubu.


In a post on his verified X handle on Thursday, Atiku’s media aide, Paul Ibe, said the promised transport fare reduction was meant to commemorate Nigeria’s Independence Day.


President Tinubu had promised that Nigerians would pay less for transport from October 2026.


Reacting, Atiku’s aide said, “October 1 is here. But where is Tinubu’s promised transport fare reduction effective today? It was meant to commemorate our Independence Day.


“October 1 is here. The question is simple: where is the measurable nationwide reduction?


“However, I am once again reminded that though we may be independent ‘of our colonial masters, we are yet enslaved by bad governance.’”


He added that the Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration has claimed progress in CNG vehicle conversions and reduction of fares on select routes.


“But this is still far from nationwide coverage. The government’s own CNG programme says refuelling infrastructure currently reaches only 23 states and describes expansion as a multi-phase process, with full coverage of all 36 states and the FCT still a target,” he stated.

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