Numerous residents eagerly gathered at their retirement home to cast their special ballots, avoiding the long queues anticipated on Wednesday.
The special voting process is designed for registered voters who are unable to travel to a voting station due to physical challenges such as disability, pregnancy, or advanced age.
Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) staff also visited elderly individuals at their homes, assisting them with exercising their right to vote and explaining the process to them.
South Africa’s election will gauge how weary the country has become of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party, which has held power since the end of apartheid, the system of white minority rule, 30 years ago.
The main election day is Wednesday, with voters casting their ballots across all nine provinces.
This election will determine the makeup of both the national and provincial legislatures.
Results are expected within days.
Nearly 28 million of the 62 million population are registered to vote in what is only the country’s seventh fully democratic national election since apartheid was dismantled.
South Africa’s election will determine how weary the country has become of the ruling African National Congress party, which has been in power since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule 30 years ago.
The special voting process is for registered voters who are unable to travel to a voting station because of physical challenges such as disability, pregnancy or advanced age.
Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) staff also visited the elderly at their homes to assist them with exercising their right to vote and explained the process to them.
