PICTURES: South Africans make their mark in general elections
South Africans came out in numbers to make their mark in the country's general elections.
Voters cast their votes at the Soweto United Congregational Church in the South African general elections, 29 May 2024, in Orlando East, Soweto. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa casts his vote at the Hitekani Primary School in Chiawelo, Soweto, 29 May 2024, alongside his wife Tshepo Motsepe, as South Africans vote in the general elections. Picture: Michel Bega/The CitizenVoters wait in line outside the Johannesburg City Hall polling station in Johannesburg’s Central Business District, on May 29, 2024, during South Africa’s general election. (Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP)Florida residents queue to cast their votes at Fluerhoff Primary School in Johannesburg, 29 May 2024. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/ The CitizenVoters wait in line outside the Johannesburg City Hall polling station in Johannesburg’s Central Business District, on May 29, 2024, during South Africa’s general election. (Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP)An Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporter stands outside the Alexandra Library polling station in Alexandra, near Johannesburg, on May 29, 2024, during South Africa’s general election. (Photo by EMMANUEL CROSET / AFP)Voters wait in line outside a polling station under the iconic Ponte City, also known as Ponte Tower, in Berea, Johannesburg on May 29, 2024, during South Africa’s general election. (Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP)Former South African President and uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party leader Jacob Zuma cheks hand with supporters at Ntolwane Primary School polling station in Nkandla on May 29, 2024, during South Africa’s general election. (Photo by RAJESH JANTILAL / AFP)Voters cast their votes at the Soweto United Congregational Church in the South African general elections, 29 May 2024, in Orlando East, Soweto. Picture: Michel Bega/The CitizenVoters wait in line outside the Johannesburg City Hall polling station in Johannesburg’s Central Business District, on May 29, 2024, during South Africa’s general election. (Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP)Voters queue as they wait to cast their ballots at the Ohlange High School voting station, where former South African President Nelson Mandela voted for the first time in his life, in Durban on May 29, 2024, during South Africa’s general election. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP)A woman wearing a dress depicting anti-apartheid icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela gathers with other voters as they wait for the Glebe Community Centre polling station to open in Umlazi, on May 29, 2024, during South Africa’s general election. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP)An inmate receives ballot papers from Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) officials as other inmates mark their ballot papers in voting booths at the Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Facility in Pretoria on May 29, 2024, during South Africa’s general election. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP)Citizens line up outside a polling station to cast their votes during the South African general election in Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 May 2024. Over 27 million citizens are registered to vote in the national and provincial elections to elect a new National Assembly and state legislatures, according to the Electoral Commission of South Africa. Picture: EPA-EFE/KIM LUDBROOKFlorida residents cast their votes at Moth Hall in Johannesburg, 29 May 2024. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/ The CitizenA youngster flies a Democratic Alliance (DA) flag outside the Westlake voting station during the 2024 Elections, on 29 May 2024. Picture: Jorja BrownA voter gestures after casting their vote in the South African general elections, 29 May 2024, at Hitekani Primary School in Soweto. Picture: Michel Bega/The CitizenFormer President Thabo Mbeki casts his vote at Killarney Country Club in Johannesburg, 29 May 2024. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/ The CitizenVoters cast their votes at the Soweto United Congregational Church in the South African general elections, 29 May 2024, in Orlando East, Soweto. Picture: Michel Bega/The CitizenVoters queue to vote in the South African general elections, 29 May 2024, at Welizibuko Primary School in Soweto. Picture: Michel Bega/The CitizenA voter casts his vote in the South African general elections, 29 May 2024, at Welizibuko Primary School in Soweto. Picture: Michel Bega/The CitizenVoters queue to vote in the South African general elections, 29 May 2024, at Welizibuko Primary School in Soweto. Picture: Michel Bega/The CitizenLeader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) South African main opposition party John Steenhuisen (C) casts his ballot at the Northwood School polling station in Durban North, Durban, on May 29, 2024, during South Africa’s general election. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP)Voters queue outside the Soweto United Congregational Church to cast their vote in the South African general elections, 29 May 2024, in Orlando East, Soweto. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
