Former South African President Jacob Zuma casts his vote in Nkandla

(29 May 2024)
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Nkandla, South Africa - 29 May 2024
1. Former South African President Jacob Zuma arriving at polling station
2. Zuma handing over the ID card and official marks his thumb
3. Various of Zuma voting

STORYLINE:
Former South African President Jacob Zuma cast his vote on Wednesday in an election seen as the country’s most important in 30 years and one that could put their young democracy in unknown territory.

Disgruntled South Africans are moving to an array of opposition parties; more than 50 will contest the national election, many of them new.

One is led by Zuma, who has turned against his former ANC allies.

Zuma was disqualified from standing as a candidate for Parliament but his MK Party is still contesting and is the wild card.

At stake Wednesday is the three-decade dominance of the African National Congress party.

It led South Africa out of apartheid’s brutal white minority rule in 1994 but is now the target of a new generation of discontent in a country of 62 million people.

The ANC says it is confident of retaining its majority and analysts have not ruled that out, given the party's decades of experience in government and its unmatched grassroots campaigning machine.

It still has wide support, especially among older voters and those in more rural areas.

Final results are expected by Sunday.

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