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Electricity standoff in Soweto halts voting

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Residents of Naledi in Soweto aren't voting in today's by-elections.
They are upset over the lack of electricity in the area. They say they have been living in the dark for six months now after a transformer in the area exploded and was never repaired.
11 Nov 2020 3AM English South Africa News · Politics

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