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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
Images show exteriors of a Coptic monastery in Cullinan, South Africa, where three Eygptian Coptic Orthodox monks were reported to have been murdered. IMAGES
South Africa's ruling ANC suspends the country's former president Jacob Zuma from the party. "The NEC concluded that exceptional circumstances exist to justify and warrant an immediate decision to suspend former ANC President Jacob Zuma in line with Rule 25.60," says ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula. SOUNDBITE