South Africans Electoral Commission agents start counting the votes

SAFRICA VOTE RNF

Electoral commission agents start counting the votes in Wednesday May 8, 2019 general elections in Johannesburg, South Africa. Source: AP

South Africa's African National Congress [[ANC]] has faced its toughest electoral test yet, 25 years on from when its former leader Nelson Mandela won power in South Africa's first all-race nationwide elections. Key issues in South Africa's sixth democratic election include anger over corruption, the economy and a lack of jobs.



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