South Africa’s set for polls – Presidential Election

South Africa voters are set to go to the polls today to elect the President and members of the parliament.

The elections are being held 30 years after the country ended apartheid rule and may be the first time that the long-time ruling African National Congress (ANC) faces losing the majority in the parliament.

Several Gallup polls put ANC approval at less than 50 per cent and facing the possibility of losing power for the first time since it won control of the government led by Nelson Mandela in the country’s first democratic elections in 1994.

If ANC is unable to obtain more than 50% of votes, they will have to form a coalition with other parties, if they want to re-elect President Cyril Ramaphosa for another five-year term.