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Mmusi Maimane, leader of the the main opposition centrist Democratic Alliance (DA) party, casts his vote in the South African general elections. The ruling ANC party, in power since 1994, is the favourite to win despite corruption scandals, sluggish economic growth and record unemployment.
Mmusi Maimane, leader of the the main opposition centrist Democratic Alliance (DA) party, says he expects to see an increase in support for his party in all the provinces of South Africa, adding that he is building a party for "all races."
Mmusi Maimane, head of South Africa's main opposition Democratic Alliance party, says Cyril Ramaphosa, president of the ruling ANC, "will not help our country" during a final major campaign rally ahead of national elections. Voters will cast their ballots on Wednesday in what is seen as the most contested election since the first democratic vote 25 years ago. SOUNDBITE
The World Food Programme's (WFP) Assistant Executive Director, Valerie Guarnieri, speaking from Rome during a UN briefing says that "27 million people have been affected by the El Nino-induced drought" in South Africa adding that almost four million children are suffering from "acute malnutrition". SOUNDBITE
South Africa's ruling ANC expels its former leader ex-president Jacob Zuma for leading a rival party into elections following disciplinary proceedings. "Former President Jacob Zuma has actively impugned the integrity of the ANC and campaigned to dislodge the ANC from power while claiming that he had not yet severed his membership," ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula tells a press conference. SOUNDBITE
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