/ 5 November 2021

Poll day: The Great Stayaway

Safrica Politics Election Vote
An electoral commission official sits next to ballot boxes at the Barbaro Park high school in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, on 1 November during South Africa's local elections. (Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP)

Only a few people have chosen who will govern South Africa’s municipalities

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