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About 28 million people are registered to vote in national and provincial elections.
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) is leading with more than a 40 percent share of the national vote after half of the ballots have been counted, a day after the country went to the polls for national and provincial elections that are widely predicted to test the ANC’s 30-year rule.
The Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) started counting votes soon after polling ended on Wednesday. The Democratic Alliance (DA), South Africa’s principal opposition party, is…
