South Africans eager to vote as local elections put failing services in focus
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South Africans voted on Wednesday, November 4, in local elections. Nearly 30 million people were eligible to cast their ballots, with corruption, failing infrastructure and the deterioration of essential services among the key issues shaping the vote. FRANCE 24's correspondent Eunice Masson reports
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South Africans eager to vote as local elections put failing services in focus. South Africans voted on Wednesday, November 4, in local elections. Nearly 30 million people were eligible to cast their ballots, with corruption, failing infrastructure and the deterioration of essential services among the key issues shaping the vote. FRANCE 24's correspondent Eunice Masson reports Covered by 1 publications. France 24 Africa: South Africans eager to vote as local elections put failing services in focus.
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- France 24 Africa France South Africans eager to vote as local elections put failing services in focus South Africans voted on Wednesday, November 4, in local elections. Nearly 30 million people were eligible to cast their ballots, with corruption, failing infrastructure and the deterioration of essential services among the key issues shaping the vote. FRANCE 24's correspondent Eunice Masson reports 2 h ago · Tier 2
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