Watch South Africa General Election live: Millions head to the polls across country

South Africans have started voting in the most competitive election since the end of apartheid, with polls suggesting the ruling party could lose its majority. The African National Congress (ANC) first swept to power under leader Nelson Mandela in the country's first multi-racial election in 1994 and has won a majority in the six elections since. But its vote share has steadily declined since the high of 70% in 2004 and the party could get less than 50% this year, according to polls. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/south-africans-vote-in-most-competitive-election-since-end-of-apartheid-13144794 #SouthAfrica #Election #2024 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales