The party of the late Nelson Mandela faces its biggest challenge in 30 years as millions go to the polls.
First-time voter Mariam Bibi Ebrahim, who cast her ballot at the Cape Town College of Education campus in Athlone, described her first vote as “a surreal experience.” “It feels empowering. I feel like I’m having a say in the way the country will be run,' she said. Early indications are that there will be a big voter turnout in the Western Cape province.
There have been a few reports of glitches at some polling stations where voters rolls arrived late and voters reporting to the wrong venue. The voting however seems to be going smoothly in what is expected to be a closely contested province. There is a visible police presence in Langa township, not only outside the polling stations but also along the area’s busy roads where many locals are out and about while enjoying the day off.
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