South Africa goes to polls as ANC hopes to reverse slide in support
Many South Africans have been alienated by corruption scandals and a flagging economy
South Africans go to the polls – in pictures
Millions of people have started voting in a landmark general election in South Africa, where the ruling African National Congress hopes to reverse a slide in support 25 years after the country’s first free elections ushered in a new democratic era.
In Alexandra, a poor neighbourhood in Johannesburg, long queues had formed at polling stations shortly after they opened at 7am. “If you don’t vote, you can’t complain afterwards. This election will change so many things,” said Neziswa Tshwangana, 34.