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South Africa's governing party set to lose majority vote for first time in 30 years

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On Wednesday (May 29), South Africans will vote in the country's hotly contested general election. Polls suggest that for the first time in 30 years, the governing African National Congress - or ANC - could lose the majority vote. The ANC is the party that broke apartheid rule under the leadership of Nelson Mandela. But a crumbling economy, high unemployment and corruption allegations have already prompted thousands of South Africans living abroad to cast their ballots in overseas voting. Isaac Lukando reports.

On Wednesday (May 29), South Africans will vote in the country's hotly contested general election. Polls suggest that for the first time in 30 years, the governing African National Congress - or ANC - could lose the majority vote. The ANC is the party that broke apartheid rule under the leadership of Nelson Mandela. But a crumbling economy, high unemployment and corruption allegations have already prompted thousands of South Africans living abroad to cast their ballots in overseas voting. Isaac Lukando reports.

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