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In photos: South Africans vote to shape the future of their municipalities

Millions of people came out to make their mark on 4 November

There were long lines on Wednesday morning as people gathered to vote at the Hospital Hills settlement near Lenasia South in Johannesburg. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee
Millions of people across the country exercised their right to vote in the Local Government Elections on Wednesday. Those we spoke to said it was important to them who would run their municipality for the next five years, as they would decide on critical issues like water, electricity, roads, housing and crime.
We also met people who said they were discouraged about voting because of poor service delivery in their communities.

President Cyril Ramaphosa cast his vote in the upmarket Johannesburg suburb of Hyde Park. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee
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At all the voting stations we…

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