Politics● Low3h ago · Nov 5, 2026, 2:43 AM
Vote counting underway in critical South Africa elections
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Al Jazeera [en] · Sub-Saharan Africa
Votes are being counted across South Africa after a record 29.2 million people registered to vote.
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