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South Africa elections 2024: Can ANC overcome challenge from Zuma, DA, EFF and others? - BBC News | South Africa elections 2024: Can ANC overcome challenge from Zuma, DA, EFF and others? - BBC News |
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Farouk Chothia | |
BBC News, Johannesburg | |
Polling stations have officially opened in South Africa but voting has not yet started at the biggest one - Joubert Park in downtown Johannesburg. | |
Election officials are frantically busy, putting up voting booths made of cardboard and taping ballot boxes together. | |
Because of the huge number of voters here, the polling station has been split into three voting booths with 20 to 30 people in each queue. | |
First in one of the queues is Steve Khoza, wearing a tie and standing with a crutch. | |
He is a security guard who was attacked by robbers while on his way to work in 2011. | |
Mr Khoza has come to the polling station straight from a night shift and is patiently waiting to cast his ballot. | |
He won’t tell me who he’ll vote for but, not surprisingly, crime is at the top of his mind. | |
He says the government must get to grips with it, and build a loyal and disciplined police force. | |
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