A resident walks past election posters in a township north-east of JohannesburgImage source, AFP via Getty Images
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More than 500 parties are contesting the elections

ByKhanyisile NgcoboReporting fromJohannesburg
  • Published20 minutes ago

South Africans are voting in highly contested local elections likely to see a haemorrhaging of votes for the country's former ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC).

This year's voting season has been marked by intense campaigns that have included politicians spinning cars, watching grannies knit and even wading through giant-sized potholes.