Johannesburg, Oct 30, 2026 (AFP) - No electricity, no vote: service chaos tests S.Africa's ANC

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2026-10-30

Thick cables snaked along footpaths in a township outside South Africa's wealthiest city, Johannesburg, where 180 households have relied on illegal electricity connections for more than 20 years. Angry about the authorities' failure to get them properly connected to the grid, residents have resolved to turn their backs on their ANC-led municipality at the November 4 local elections, a test for the once-majority party that has been bleeding suppor......

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