Elections 2024 done and dusted: protests, a fatality, technical glitches but a greater turnout than in 2019

Vote counting is expected to get under way on Thursday morning

29 May 2024 - 23:35

The national and provincial elections on Wednesday saw unusually long queues in some metropolitan areas in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Western Cape, with some voters in Johannesburg waiting about seven hours in queues before casting their ballots. ..

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