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SportsRe: Russia Plans To Host World Cup For Non Qualified Teams by Ironfaceman(m): 11:42am On Nov 20, 2025
Jakarta:
Same Russia will likely ban Nigeria from the competition due to genocide. Nigeria is a disgrace among nations.
I believe you guy. You're on point.
PoliticsRe: Gunmen Record Themselves Laying Siege On The Road by Ironfaceman(m): 4:39pm On Nov 19, 2025
Those are kids now. The governors of the not should be ashamed of themselves.

Instead to focus on educating the almajaris they are marrying wives and sharing money.

That almajaris you refused to train will suck your blood one day
PoliticsRe: Christians Are Being Killed; Anyone Denying It Is A Genocide Enabler – FFK by Ironfaceman(m): 4:38pm On Nov 19, 2025
Curious345:
I don't take this man seriously please who is with me on this one
I'm with you all the way.
PoliticsRe: Tinubu's Advice To The Federal Government (Then And Now) by Ironfaceman(op): 4:23pm On Nov 19, 2025
Idaytesj29:
We all need to be armed in this country. No be play again
I swear.,like everybody carry your kala dey bounce.
PoliticsRe: Tinubu's Advice To The Federal Government (Then And Now) by Ironfaceman(op): 1:53pm On Nov 19, 2025
nams77:
Keep the good work up
The working is too much.
PoliticsRe: Tinubu's Advice To The Federal Government (Then And Now) by Ironfaceman(op): 1:23pm On Nov 19, 2025
anonimi:
Tinubu is only active to raise taxes and revenue from the masses so he can steal to bribe politicians for his political agenda.
But without people who will he tax. At the rate jihadist are growing, lagos will no longer be safe.
PoliticsRe: Tinubu's Advice To The Federal Government (Then And Now) by Ironfaceman(op): 10:41am On Nov 19, 2025
This is highly irresponsible of a so called activist.

People are dying and every body is okay about it.


Some thing is fundamentally wrong with the APC
PoliticsTinubu's Advice To The Federal Government (Then And Now) by Ironfaceman(op): 10:40am On Nov 19, 2025
I’m depressed’ – Tinubu on killing of soldiers



President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the killing of personnel of the Nigerian Army by ISWAP terrorists.

This is contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Tuesday in Abuja.
https://dailypost.ng/2025/11/19/im-depressed-tinubu-on-killing-of-soldiers/

CrimeRe: Mentally Unstable Man Snatches Soldier's Gun, Kills Him At Lagos Checkpoint by Ironfaceman(m): 11:20am On Nov 18, 2025
Alvin007:
I hope he was apprehended. I doubt if he's truly mentally unstable.
That guy is not mental for sure. Because he needs to knowhow to load to fire.
CrimeRe: Nigerian Man Kills Dad, Stabs Two Sisters In US by Ironfaceman(op): 9:12pm On Nov 17, 2025
fitinwell:
Chai village people... This one strong oo... sad shocked
Strong like olomo rock. Imagine escaping Nigeria, only to be kpaied by your own blood.
CrimeRe: Nigerian Man Kills Dad, Stabs Two Sisters In US by Ironfaceman(op): 6:23pm On Nov 17, 2025
nairalanda1:
1.Mental assylums don't exist in the USA...not since the 1950's. At best you can get a patient commited to a psychiatric hospital for several months. There are places where mentally ill people can be kept for longer...but those are very few, and doctors have to really confirm that your relative cannot function normally in society...bar is high to get someone sent there.

2.As for court processes, the chap can still go to prision...judge may order him medicated until he is sane enough to stand trial, or if found not guilty by reason of insanity...he goes to a secure mental facility for such people...and no, he won't be let out. He can be there indefinetly.
We are saying the same thing, a psychiatric hospital is one that a mentally unstable person is confined to.

No body can release such a person until the doctor sees such patient as improving.


He can't go to prison. In most part of the world crime committed under insanity will not stand.

Fact check.
CrimeRe: Nigerian Man Kills Dad, Stabs Two Sisters In US by Ironfaceman(op): 6:20pm On Nov 17, 2025
AlphaTaikun:
Obviously a case of mental health discordance.
You said it like it is.
CrimeRe: Nigerian Man Kills Dad, Stabs Two Sisters In US by Ironfaceman(op): 2:28pm On Nov 17, 2025
FreeStuffsNG:
Heart breaking 💔 Really bad news.

No mention of the wife and mother of his children. It seems like a dysfunctional family.

Probably he will be alive today if he had stayed back in Nigeria and raised his children and family here.
I don't think if he had stayed in Nigeria the result would've been different.

The man is that type of parent that are ashamed to tell people his so has mental challenge so he thinks keeping it secret and hoping that things will get better.

L know of mentally challenged people that kill family members in Nigeria.
CrimeRe: Nigerian Man Kills Dad, Stabs Two Sisters In US by Ironfaceman(op): 2:24pm On Nov 17, 2025
MarkNsukkaBread:
He might not be really mentally retarded, na so dem dey do for that side

For that side any small thing dem go diagnose you as mental case or depression patient
Something is not right with the guy. He killed his dad and then moved to the sisters. Something is wrong.
CrimeRe: Nigerian Man Kills Dad, Stabs Two Sisters In US by Ironfaceman(op):
Never leave a mentally retarded person at home.

Check such a person into a mental asylum for your peace of mind.

The guy almost offed the whole family because he is mad.

And guess what no court can find him guilty
CrimeNigerian Man Kills Dad, Stabs Two Sisters In US by Ironfaceman(op): 8:47am On Nov 17, 2025
The police in New Orleans, United States, have arrested a 27-year-old Nigerian man identified as Chukwuebuka Eweni after he allegedly stabbed his father to death and attacked his two sisters during a domestic incident on Pebble Street.

Family members reportedly told WWL Louisiana that the victim, Samuel Eweni, was a computer sciences professor at Southern University at New Orleans.

They confirmed that his two daughters were the surviving victims of the attack.

Relatives described the incident as “sudden and shocking,” noting that while the suspect had a history of mental illness, he had never been violent in the past.

According to the outlet, one sister has been discharged from hospital, while the other remains hospitalized but is expected to recover

In a statement obtained by PUNCH on Sunday, the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) confirmed that the suspect had been found in Jefferson Parish.

“Chukwuebuka Eweni has been located in Jefferson Parish,” the department said.

“He is currently in law enforcement custody while undergoing medical evaluation at an area facility.”

The police said the attack occurred at about 9:59 p.m. on November 11, 2025, on the 8000 block of Pebble Street.

“The NOPD has obtained an arrest warrant for Chukwuebuka Eweni in its investigation of a homicide that occurred on the evening of November 11, 2025, in the 8000 block of Pebble Street that also left two additional victims injured,” the statement read

Officers were responding to a report of “an aggravated battery by cutting believed to be domestic in nature.”

When they arrived, they found an unresponsive adult male with at least one fatal stab wound, along with two adult female victims suffering from stab injuries.

Both women were transported to a nearby hospital for emergency treatment.

Investigators said they had formally identified Eweni as the suspect.

“Through investigation, NOPD Homicide Section detectives have developed and positively identified Eweni as the perpetrator in this incident and have obtained an arrest warrant on one count of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder,” the statement said.

Police added that “this suspect is believed to be armed and dangerous.”

The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office will officially release the deceased victim’s identity and cause of death after conducting an autopsy and notifying next of kin
https://saharareporters.com/2025/11/16/nigerian-man-kills-dad-stabs-two-sisters-us

SportsRe: Nigeria Vs DR Congo: 2026 World Cup Play-Off Finals 1(3 - 4)1 On Nov 16 2025 by Ironfaceman(m):
Ironfaceman:
May Nigeria not happen to them. IJN
Oh no not again, nothing seems to be working Under APC junta.
SportsRe: Nigeria Vs DR Congo: 2026 World Cup Play-Off Finals 1(3 - 4)1 On Nov 16 2025 by Ironfaceman(m): 10:42pm On Nov 16, 2025
May Nigeria not happen to them. IJN
Foreign AffairsRe: Feud Erupts Between Trump And Longtime Ally Marjorie Taylor Greene by Ironfaceman(op): 9:17am On Nov 16, 2025
For those of you crying for Tinubus files to be released but don't want Epstein s files released you're part of the problem.
Foreign AffairsFeud Erupts Between Trump And Longtime Ally Marjorie Taylor Greene by Ironfaceman(op): 9:16am On Nov 16, 2025
Disagreements between Donald Trump and Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene have ballooned into a public feud, signalling a breakdown in relations between the US president and one of his fiercest defenders.

On Friday, Trump called Greene "wacky" in social media posts and said she should be unseated in next year's elections. On Saturday, he called her a "traitor".

Greene has in recent days questioned whether Trump was still putting "America First" and criticised his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

The feud comes as the House is set to consider whether to release the files to the public.

"All I see "Wacky" Marjorie do is COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN!" Trump posted on Friday night, claiming that she turned on him after he suggested that she shouldn't run for governor or senator in her home state of Georgia.

"She has told many people that she is upset that I don't return her phone calls anymore," Trump said, adding: "I can't take a ranting Lunatic's call every day."

He pledged to back any Republican opponent that takes her on in next year's midterm elections, when she is up for reelection, before intensifying his attacks in social media posts on Saturday from his home in Florida.

"Marjorie 'Traitor' Green [sic] is a disgrace to our GREAT REPUBLICAN PARTY!" he wrote.

The comments follow days of criticism from Greene, who has said that Trump is not doing enough to bring down costs for voters. She also denounced his recent decisions in foreign conflicts and on tariff policies.

But she has been most critical of his approach to handling the Epstein files.

The turnaround is remarkable for a lawmaker who stood by Trump during multiple scandals, most notably the Capitol riot in 2021 when Trump supporters stormed the US legislature in an attempt to block Trump's election defeat.

The US president also vigorously defended Greene when she was accused of promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories.

Greene is one of only four House Republicans who joined Democrats in signing a discharge petition calling for the release of the Epstein files last week.

On Friday, Greene posted on X that Trump was trying to stop other Republicans from voting in favour of the Epstein petition.

"He's coming after me hard to make an example to scare all the other Republicans before next weeks vote to release the Epstein files," she posted, adding: "It's astonishing really how hard he's fighting to stop the Epstein files from coming out that he actually goes to this level."

She returned to X on Saturday to say Trump had made her a target for threats "fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world".


"As a Republican, who overwhelmingly votes for President Trump's bills and agenda, his aggression against me... is completely shocking to everyone," she wrote.

"I don't worship or serve Donald Trump," she wrote in one post. "I worship God, Jesus is my savior, and I serve my district GA14 and the American people."

Former Republican pollster and strategist Robert Moran said it was clear the US president did not want the Epstein files to be released and "is trying to pressure" Greene.

Mr Moran doubted the row would affect Trump's popularity as the electorate was so divided, but said it was inevitable the files would eventually come out.

"Many of his voters are sceptical of power and so they want power to be held to account, and they support the release of these files," he added.

Trump has long faced criticism from both parties over his handling of the US Department of Justice files related to Epstein, the late financier and convicted paedophile.

Trump was a friend of Epstein's for years, but the US president has said they fell out in the early 2000s, two years before Epstein was first arrested. Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein.


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wv4dx05q5o.amp

SportsRe: Kylian Mbappe Breaks Lionel Messi's World Record; by Ironfaceman(op): 6:26am On Nov 16, 2025
Wow. What a record. Mbappe has not been given his due recognition because of his color don't you think so.
SportsKylian Mbappe Breaks Lionel Messi's World Record; by Ironfaceman(op): 6:25am On Nov 16, 2025
Kylian Mbappe Breaks Lionel Messi's World Record; Becomes First Player In History Since Pele 62 Years Ago To...
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
#Kylian Mbappe created history vs Ukraine

#Mbappe scored a brace in Paris

#Mbappe broke Lionel Messi's 21st-century world record

Kylian Mbappe created history on Thursday (November 13) as he scored a brace to seal France's qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the 2018 champions' 4-0 victory over Ukraine at the Parc des Princes in Paris with Michael Olsie and Hugo Etikite is also scoring.


Mbappe opened the scoring for the hosts after a goalless first half with a penalty in the 55th minute. Later, he scored Les Blues' third goal of the night with a finish from close range Kylian Mbappe Creates History



Apart from his goals in international football, Mbappe has scored 62 goals for Real Madrid since joining them last year. During his seven-year stint with PSG, he scored a remarkable tally of 246 goals, while also netting 27 times for Monaco.


With the incredible achievement, Mbappe has become the youngest player since Pelé to reach the elusive mark. As per the International Federation for Football History and Statistics (IFFHS), the Brazilian legend reached the milestone aged 23 years, 4 days, which would mean that it was in 1963, 61 years ago.



https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.timesnownews.com/sports/football/kylian-mbappe-breaks-lionel-messis-world-record-becomes-first-player-in-history-since-pele-62-years-ago-to-score-400-career-goals-before-turning-27-article-153155351/amp

Foreign AffairsRe: South Africa To Investigate 'mystery' Of Planeload Of Palestinians by Ironfaceman(op): 8:26am On Nov 15, 2025
The BBC has asked the Kenyan government for comment.

Of the 153, 23 managed to fly on to other destinations, leaving 130 who were admitted into the country, South African authorities say
Kenya has from time to time proven to be a rogue government.

Nnamdi Kanus rendition comes to mind. What a mess.
Foreign AffairsSouth Africa To Investigate 'mystery' Of Planeload Of Palestinians by Ironfaceman(op): 8:24am On Nov 15, 2025
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says there will be an investigation into the "mysterious" arrival of a chartered plane carrying 153 Palestinians from Gaza into the country.
The group arrived at OR Tambo International Airport but were initially refused entry and were stuck in the plane for more than 10 hours as they "did not have the customary departure stamps in their passports", local authorities said.

Most were eventually allowed in after intervention from a local charity and because of the government's "empathy [and] compassion", Ramaphosa said.

The circumstances of their departure from Gaza and travel to South Africa remain unclear.

South Africa has maintained strong support for the Palestinian cause throughout the war between Hamas and Israel in Gaza.


Ramaphosa said the group "somehow mysteriously were put on a plane that passed by Nairobi" and flew to South Africa, reports the News24 site.
Israeli military body Cogat, which controls Gaza's crossings, said in a statement: "The residents left the Gaza Strip after Cogat received approval from a third country to receive them." It did not specify the country.

According to the Palestinian embassy in South Africa, the group left Israel's Ramon Airport and flew to the country via the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, "without any prior note or coordination".

A statement from the embassy said "an unregistered and misleading organization [had] exploited the tragic humanitarian conditions of our people in Gaza, deceived families, collected money from them, and facilitated their travel in an irregular and irresponsible manner".

The BBC has asked the Kenyan government for comment.

Of the 153, 23 managed to fly on to other destinations, leaving 130 who were admitted into the country, South African authorities say.

Ramaphosa, speaking during an event in Johannesburg, said he was informed of the unfolding crisis by the home affairs minister.

In response, the president said "we cannot turn them back", according to News24.
"Even though they do not have the necessary documents and papers, these are people from a strife-torn, a war-torn country."

The president also told reporters the South African government would carry out a "proper evaluation" of the matter and update the public on "what is happening and how this matter came to be where it is", according to public broadcaster SABC.

Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber said that while Palestinian passport-holders qualified for 90-day visa-exempt access to South Africa, the lack of departure stamps, return tickets or accommodation addresses in some of the travellers' documentation resulted in the initial refusal to let them into the country.

Once it was established that the absence of this information "did not indicate that the travellers wished to apply for asylum" and their accommodation was confirmed, they were granted entry.

"All of the travellers are in possession of valid passports and, at present, none of them have applied for asylum," he said.

South African charity Gift of the Givers has said it will provide the group with accommodation in the country.

Civil societies in South Africa have called for investigations into the conditions the Palestinians had fled in Gaza and the exact route of the aircraft.

One of the Palestinians who spoke to local eNCA TV expressed his relief to be in South Africa, describing it as a country of "peace, laws and justice".

"We came from Gaza where we've faced death on daily basis. We have survived a war of two years and we are lucky to be here," said one man who had fled with his wife and two children.

Gift of the Givers has since called for Ramaphosa to investigate the home affairs ministry and border authority for the "humiliation they've caused" the Palestinians.

The organisation's founder Dr Imtiaz Sooliman said this treatment included being forced to wait for hours on the tarmac at the airport, being denied food provided by the group and "using every excuse in the book to prevent these passengers from disembarking".

South Africa has been highly critical of Israel's military operation in Gaza.

The country's sympathy for the Palestinian fight for an independent state goes back decades, particularly the early 1990s when anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela pledged support for the Palestinian cause.

Large pro-Palestinian marches have been held around South Africa since the conflict began.

Smaller pro-Israel marches and rallies have been held in the country, which hosts the largest Jewish community in sub-Saharan Africa.

In 2023, the South African government filed a case against Israel with the International Court of Justice, accusing it of genocide in Gaza. Israel has strongly rejected the South African claim, calling it "baseless".



https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3dn3g4jdxjo.amp

PoliticsRe: Former Anambra Governor, Willie Obiano Is Dead by Ironfaceman(m): 4:59pm On Nov 14, 2025
His watch has ended but he did a bad job.

What legacy will obiano be known for.

My condolence to the bereaved.
PoliticsRe: LAGESC Launches Massive Clearance Of Beggars And Street Occupants In Ketu-alaper by Ironfaceman(m): 9:43am On Nov 13, 2025
The fear of lakurawa is real.


More over these kind of people will make foot soldiers for many jihadist.
Foreign AffairsRe: US Skipping G20 Summit ‘their Loss,’ Says South Africa President by Ironfaceman(op): 8:56am On Nov 13, 2025
I can't stop loving this man. His confidence, his morale, his objectivity stands him out of most African leaders.
Foreign AffairsUS Skipping G20 Summit ‘their Loss,’ Says South Africa President by Ironfaceman(op): 8:54am On Nov 13, 2025
President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday that the United States’ decision to boycott the G20 summit in South Africa later this month would not prevent the meeting of the world’s leading economies from going ahead.

Pretoria and Washington have clashed over a range of policy issues, including South Africa’s summit agenda, culminating in President Donald Trump announcing over the weekend that no US official will attend the Johannesburg gathering.

“We will take fundamental decisions, and their absence is their loss,” Ramaphosa told reporters in the coastal city of Cape Town.

“In many ways, the United States is also giving up the very important role that they should be playing as the biggest economy in the world,” he added.


Set for November 22–23, the summit marks the first time the G20 will convene on African soil.

South Africa, the current G20 chair, wants to use its presidency to champion Global South priorities, including boosting climate resilience and tackling debt in developing countries, before handing the baton to the United States next year.

The US has labelled South Africa’s theme of “Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability” as “anti-American.”


“They’ve chosen to boycott, and boycotting never achieves anything of great impact, because decisions will be taken that will move the various issues ahead,” Ramaphosa said, alluding to a decision on the cost of debt, a hot-button issue for developing nations.



Trump has singled out South Africa for criticism on a number of issues since returning to the White House in January, notably making debunked claims that white Afrikaners were being systematically “killed and slaughtered” in the country.

He confronted President Ramaphosa in the Oval Office earlier this year, playing a video alleging a campaign against white farmers by the post-apartheid government. South Africa’s government denies any such policy

In May, Trump offered refugee status to Afrikaners, descendants of the first European settlers; the first group of around 50 was flown to the United States on a chartered plane.

Pretoria has also faced criticism from the Trump administration over its case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and laws meant to empower black South Africans as part of efforts to redress inequalities inherited from apartheid.

Founded in 1999, the Group of 20 (G20) leading economies comprises 19 countries and two regional bodies—the European Union and the African Union. The bloc represents 85 per cent of the world’s GDP and about two-thirds of its population


https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/us-skipping-g20-summit-their-loss-says-south-africa-president/%3futm_source=auto-read-also&utm_medium=web&amp

PoliticsRe: Military Action: Trump-Tinubu Meeting Plans Still Ongoing - Daniel Bwala by Ironfaceman(m): 11:54am On Nov 11, 2025
Basicend:
Honestly, same thought.

Tinubu will be extremely embarrassed becoz Trump doesn't know how to talk, and he's also very arrogant.

And Baba Tinubu will not be able to quickly process answers to the quick questions that will be thrown at him.

Trump does not even rate Nigeria currently. So his case will be worse than Zelenski's. Except they can find a way to arrange the meeting off the oval office.
Trump can't entertain visiting presidents outside Oval office.

Nigeria is in a bad shape aside the security aspect.
The financial aspect like 419, romance scam and identt theft.

So many things that will make tinubu look and feel stupid.
PoliticsRe: Military Action: Trump-Tinubu Meeting Plans Still Ongoing - Daniel Bwala by Ironfaceman(m): 10:22am On Nov 11, 2025
I don't think now it's the time for tinubu meeting trump.

Tinubu is not articulate enough. He will become a press punching bag.

To many gaps in Tinubus defence that will work against him.
Foreign AffairsRe: Ahead Of The G20, Is Johannesburg's City Centre In Ruins? by Ironfaceman(op): 6:27am On Nov 11, 2025
Why are most African cities like full of waste.

Africa should invest more on recycling technologies.

To keep the continent healthy.
Foreign AffairsAhead Of The G20, Is Johannesburg's City Centre In Ruins? by Ironfaceman(op): 6:27am On Nov 11, 2025
10 November 2025

In just under a fortnight, leaders from some of the world's major economies will gather in South Africa's economic heartland, Johannesburg, for the G20 summit.

But just a few kilometres from the spruced-up, highly secure venue is a city centre which the authorities are struggling to improve and keep safe.

They face major challenges in cleaning up more than 100 derelict buildings, many plagued by rubbish and open sewage, some of which have been taken over by criminal gangs.

"There's guns, there's drugs, there's prostitutes, there's everything here," said Nelson Khetani, resident of a building known as MBV1, located in Joubert Park.

Neglect and a lack of maintenance have left vandalised communal kitchens stripped of their fittings, while overflowing human waste covers parts of what used to be the laundry area.

Mr Khetani told BBC Africa Eye that rooms in MBV1 had been hijacked – a phenomenon where spaces or entire residential units are taken over and controlled by criminals to collect rent for themselves and, in some circumstance, provide a base for illegal activities.

The BBC has located and confirmed that there are 102 derelict or abandoned buildings in the inner city, an area of about 18 sq km (seven sq miles), but other media reports have cited much higher figures. Some of these have been hijacked and are unfit for human habitation
The state of the city was on the mind of President Cyril Ramaphosa when talking about the G20 summit to the city council in March.

"I found the city filthy," he said.

"It is a painful sight to go through the centre of the city… you have a number of abandoned buildings, buildings that have been hijacked, that are not paying your rates and taxes."

Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero said at the time that the city was "ready to host the G20".


Last month, as part of a "clean-up" campaign across Johannesburg, the city council said the inner city had been "targeted... for the systemic removal of pervasive lawlessness, illegal activities, hijacked properties, and critical by-law infringements".

But the challenges ahead of the world event are huge.

A fire at one of these derelict buildings that killed 76 people two years ago was supposed to spur people into action, but it seems not much has changed.

The BBC visited another inner-city building, Vannin Court, where rooms were covered in dirt and strewn with litter. A strong smell of human faeces permeated the building.

Resident Sinethemba Maqoma told the BBC that council-owned Vannin Court had been hijacked, and that the city council had cut off the water.

"The municipality was angry about the crime from this building... that's why they took [away] the water," said another resident, Sinqhiwe Goodman Sithole.

Johannesburg's city council did not respond to the BBC's request for comment about Vannin Court's water supply.

There is also no electricity supply, Mr Maqoma said, adding that they use gas and solar lights.

The lack of utilities means residents cook food using portable gas tanks to power stoves. But without water or fire extinguishers nearby, the fire risks are huge.

Cars abandoned in the building's basement were partly submerged in human waste that was overflowing into an adjacent alleyway. Litter was floating on top of this slow-moving sludge of sewage.

Mr Maqoma showed the BBC a dark, unsanitary bathroom with a toilet that he said he flushes by pouring a bucket of water down it.

"When you flush [the toilet], it goes through to the basement," he said.


https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c993k9y2l4zo

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