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‘Special vote from home, wouldn’t miss it even with an injured leg. #ResponsibleCitizen. #ProudlySouthAfrican.’ (Photo: Noluthando Dlova)
‘Elisabet Mahlangu, born in 1939, and Daniel Mahlangu, born in 1940, of Boschkop.’ – Boschkop, Pretoria. (Photo: Petro Grobler)
‘On the way to the voting station we picked up voting hikers.’ – Wachtenbietjieskop, Bronkhorstspruit. (Photo: LP Louw)
And a very special picture in this essay is of possibly the oldest voter in South Africa. ‘My mom Bessie Keet at 104.’ – Montana, Pretoria. (Photo: Ilse Lombard)
‘Got in early.’ – Schotsche Kloof Primary School, Bo-Kaap, Cape Town. (Photo: Donnet Dumas)
Done! Early voting in KSA.’ – Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (Photo: Claire du Trevou)
‘My view while waiting to vote.’ – Van Reenen, KwaZulu-Natal. (Photo: Cilla Dowse)
'We still believe in a rainbow nation.’ – Johannesburg. (Photo: Catharina Clark)
‘Rosendal and Mautse, voting in the village.’ – Rosendal, Free State. (Photo: Aryn Guiney)