South Africa: corruption, crime and jobs top issues as voters go to polls
South Africans began voting on Wednesday in the most competitive election since the end of apartheid, with opinion polls suggesting the African National Congress (ANC) will lose its parliamentary majority after 30 years in government.
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![JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 29: President of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa casts his vote in Soweto on May 29, 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa. South Africa's national and provincial elections were held today to elect a new National Assembly and provincial legislature in each of the nine provinces. Results will be officially announced on June 2. An older, cleanshaven and dark complected man smiles as he drops a paper ballot into a cardboard box.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7217872.1716979812!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/2155133582.jpg)
South Africans began voting on Wednesday in the most competitive election since the end of apartheid, with opinion polls suggesting the African National Congress (ANC) will lose its parliamentary majority after 30 years in government.