Voting in South Africa

April 22, 2009, South Africa. Outside a razor wire-topped fence, a Freedom Front Plus poster has a dark skinned hand clasped over a white girl's mouth above an ANC poster of Jacob Zuma. Photo: Greg Marinovich

April 22, 2009, South Africa. Thousands of voters gather to vote in the massive informal settlement of Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg in South Africa's fourth general election since the end of white-rule in 1994. Photo: Greg Marinovich

April 22, 2009, South Africa. First time voters Janine Bronkhorst, aged 21, centre, and Nadya Coetzer, 22, left, from the affluent suburb of Fourways, Johannesburg said they called on friends to vote against African National Congress leader Jacob Zuma, the overwhelming favourite to win the election, to stop SA becoming a 'Zumabwe', a reference to neighbouring Zimbabwe. Photo: Greg Marinovich

April 22, 2009, South Africa. A yellow-shirted ANC election worker helps eldery voters to the front of the queue as thousands gather to take part in Wednesday's vote in the massive informal settlement of Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg. Many said they would vote for the African National Congress and its leader Jacob Zuma. Photo: Greg Marinovich

April 22, 2009, South Africa. A yellow-shirted ANC election worker helps eldery voters to the front of the queue as thousands gather to take part in Wednesday's vote in the massive informal settlement of Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg. Many said they would vote for the African National Congress and its leader Jacob Zuma. Photo: Greg Marinovich

April 22, 2009, South Africa. A fruit seller moves his pram through raw sewage as he takes the opportunity to sell to voters patiently waiting in huge queues in Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg. Photo: Greg Marinovich

April 22, 2009, South Africa. Raw sewage spills out of toilets and into a street as thousands of voters join a queue over a kilometre long in Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg. Photo: Greg Marinovich

April 22, 2009, Zilunsile Maketana holds his son Zusakhe, aged 4, as he and other people wait in line at Sonderwater shanty town to cast their vote in Wednesday's general election. Photo: Greg Marinovich

April 22, 2009. For many, like Zilunsile Maketana and his son Zusakhe, the vote is about the need for the African National Congress in power since 1994 to deliver on unfulfilled promises of a better life for millions of people stuck in poverty. Photo Greg Marinovich

April 22, 2009. Voters arrived at Hostel Number Three at just after midnight Tuesday night to be at the front of the queue to cast their vote Photo: Greg Marinovich

April 22, 2009, South Africa. Elderly voter Mangala Mokatsangwe (blue blanket) is guided to the ballot box. Photo: Greg Marinovich

April 22, 2009, South Africa. A man shows his delight at voting after putting his ballot in the box. Photo: Greg Marinovich

April 22 2009, South Africa. Nomangwayo Mvokweoters looks back as she waits to be the second to cast her vote at Hostel Number Three at 7am. Voters had arrived at midnight Tuesday to be at the front of the queue to cast their votes. Photo: Greg Marinovich

April 22, 2009, South Africa. Elderly voters, left to right: Luvhengo Mudimeli (just left of door), Nomangwayo, Mvokwe, Matiziswe Zola, Manana Lephting, Mary Mareletse, Moratu Maleke (yellow blanket) Mangala Mokatsangwe (blue blanket) wait outside Hostel Number Three. Photo: Greg Marinovich

April 22, 2009. Elderly voters, left to right: Luvhengo Mudimeli (left of door), and Nomangwayo Mvokwe wait outside Hostel Number Three to vote in South Africa's fourth election since the end of apartheid. Photo: Greg Marinovich

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