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Vote counting gets underway in critical South Africa local elections

Counting would start at polling stations soon after the last votes had been cast, with final results due by Sunday, the election authority said.

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00:01Vote counting gets underway in South Africa's critical local elections conducted on Wednesday.
00:08Control of the major cities is at stake in the vote for 257 councils that will gauge the political mood
00:14ahead of the next national elections in 2029.
00:19Polling stations began closing at 9pm local time after a 14-hour day.
00:25But authorities said anyone still in the queue was still allowed to cast their vote.
00:30The final results are due by Sunday, according to election authorities.
00:35Of 29.2 million registered voters, 12 million had cast their ballot on Wednesday by 5pm.
00:43Some 2.6 million people were allowed to vote early on Monday and Tuesday, but only 1.4 million did
00:50so.
00:50More than three decades after the first all-race election, France, the African National Congress ends into power.
00:59South Africa are fed up with crumbling infrastructure, dry taps, persistent inequality, high crime and employment above 30%.
01:07South Africa are exempt.
01:09South Africa is concerned.
01:09South Africa is determined that all of the world are still issued and away fromengar militar existence.

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