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South Africa votes with long ANC dominance under threat

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (2nd R) and First Lady of South Africa Tshepo Motsepe (C) react while casting their ballots at Hitekani Primary School polling station in Soweto on May 29, 2024, during South Africa's general election. [AFP]

South Africa's ruling ANC was fighting Wednesday to defy expectations that it could lose its three-decade-long exclusive grip on power as voters turned out for a watershed general election.

More than 27 million voters are registered for the most uncertain poll since the African National Congress (ANC) led the nation out of apartheid rule -- and with President Cyril Ramaphosa seeking re-election.

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