South Africans who received special permission voted on monday

Numerous residents sat eagerly at their retirement home to cast their special ballots, avoiding long queues expected on wedneday.

The special voting process is for registered voters who are unable to travel to a voting station because of physical challenges such as disability, pregnancy or advanced age.

Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) staff also visited the elderly at their homes to assist them with exercising their right to vote and explained the process to them.

South Africa’s election will determine how weary the country has become of the ruling African…