JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans voted Monday in local government elections that will offer an indication if support for the ruling African National Congress has rebounded after waning in recent years. Around 26 million South Africans are registered to vote in the elections and results are expected beginning early Tuesday. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa cast his vote in the township of Soweto in Johannesburg and emphasized the nation’s progress since overthrowing apartheid. The Independent Electoral Commission said the vote was “progressing smoothly,” although 39 voting stations in the KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces opened late because of protests. In the Eastern Cape, protesters dug trenches to prevent election officials from accessing voting stations and municipal workers had to fill the trenches in before voting could begin.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 02, 2021 00:31 UTC