South Africans vote in local elections seen as a test for the ANC

Registered voters

29.2 million, a record

A record 29.2 million people are registered to vote at 23,696 voting stations. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time.

An Ipsos poll puts support for the ANC at 30 per cent, down from 46 per cent in the 2021 local elections.

Johannesburg, with five mayors in four years, is the biggest prize. Helen Zille of the Democratic Alliance is running for mayor and, in one poll, would need coalition partners.