TAKE A LOOK-South Africans vote in national, provincial elections


Reuters | Updated: 08-05-2019 04:31 IST | Created: 08-05-2019 04:31 IST
TAKE A LOOK-South Africans vote in national, provincial elections

South Africa's African National Congress faces its toughest electoral test on Wednesday, seeking to reverse a slide in support from voters frustrated by rampant graft and racial inequalities a generation after it won power in the country's first all-race poll. Voting in parliamentary and provincial elections begins at 7 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) and polling stations will close at 9 p.m..

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