South Africa election: The hopes of first-time voters

As vote counting proceeds in South Africa, the 2024 general election will notably be remembered as the poll which saw the highest number of eligible voters in the country’s history.

First-time voters in the rural area of Nkandla, eastern south Africa, were determined to vote on Wednesday (May 29).

20-year-old Amahle Ncane was one of them.

“My vote today signifies a lot because there is so much that we are still hopeful for as MK supporters to be a success.”

The country’s electoral body the IEC said in February that 1,2 million new voters had been added to…