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IN PICS | South Africans make their mark in LGE 2021

01 November 2021 - 15:34 By TImesLIVE
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People wait to vote in Alexandra, Johannesburg.
People wait to vote in Alexandra, Johannesburg.
Image: Alon Skuy

South Africans all over the country cast their votes in the 2021 local government elections on Monday.

TimesLIVE photographers were present at voting stations all across the country from the early hours on Monday to bring our readers images of democracy in action as voters made their marks for the political parties participating in the elections. 

Voters queue in Macassar in the Western Cape.
Voters queue in Macassar in the Western Cape.
Image: Esa Alexander
Voters queue in Alexandra in Gauteng.
Voters queue in Alexandra in Gauteng.
Image: Alon Skuy
A man carries political party posters while voters wait their turn in Alexandra, Johannesburg.
A man carries political party posters while voters wait their turn in Alexandra, Johannesburg.
Image: Alon Skuy
Electoral Commission officials in Alexandra, Johannesburg.
Electoral Commission officials in Alexandra, Johannesburg.
Image: Alon Skuy
Registered voters cast their ballots in Alexandra, Johannesburg.
Registered voters cast their ballots in Alexandra, Johannesburg.
Image: Alon Skuy
A man and child head to a polling station in Alexandra, Johannesburg.
A man and child head to a polling station in Alexandra, Johannesburg.
Image: Alon Skuy
A voter with IEC officials in Alexandra, Johannesburg.
A voter with IEC officials in Alexandra, Johannesburg.
Image: Alon Skuy
A disabled woman casts her vote in Alexandra, Johannesburg.
A disabled woman casts her vote in Alexandra, Johannesburg.
Image: Alon Skuy
Alexandra residents queuing to cast their votes on Monday.
Alexandra residents queuing to cast their votes on Monday.
Image: Alon Skuy
President Cyril Ramaphosa casting his vote at Hitekani Primary School in Chiawelo, Soweto.
President Cyril Ramaphosa casting his vote at Hitekani Primary School in Chiawelo, Soweto.
Image: ANTONIO MUCHAVE
The leader of the GOOD party, Patricia de Lille, voted in Pinelands, Cape Town.
The leader of the GOOD party, Patricia de Lille, voted in Pinelands, Cape Town.
Image: Esa Alexander
Voters queue in the rain to cast their vote in Pinelands, Cape Town, on Monday.
Voters queue in the rain to cast their vote in Pinelands, Cape Town, on Monday.
Image: Esa Alexander
Rain coats and umbrellas were the order of the day in Pinelands, Cape Town.
Rain coats and umbrellas were the order of the day in Pinelands, Cape Town.
Image: Esa Alexander
Voters in ward 20 in Mdantsane came out in numbers to cast their votes.
Voters in ward 20 in Mdantsane came out in numbers to cast their votes.
Image: MICHAEL PINYANA
Voting at a school in Seshego in Limpopo.
Voting at a school in Seshego in Limpopo.
Image: Thapelo Morebudi
An IEC official studies a ballot paper at Hitekani Primary School in Chiawelo, Soweto.
An IEC official studies a ballot paper at Hitekani Primary School in Chiawelo, Soweto.
Image: ANTONIO MUCHAVE
Funani Mdunge looks through a window while she queues to cast her vote at Ntolwane Primary School in Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal.
Funani Mdunge looks through a window while she queues to cast her vote at Ntolwane Primary School in Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal.
Image: Sandile Ndlovu
Former president Jacob Zuma has his thumb inked before casting his vote at Ntolwane Primary School in KwaNxamalala, KwaZulu-Natal.
Former president Jacob Zuma has his thumb inked before casting his vote at Ntolwane Primary School in KwaNxamalala, KwaZulu-Natal.
Image: Sandile Ndlovu
Former ANC deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe is helped by IEC officials to place his ballot papers in the correct boxes after casting his vote at Killarney Country Club in Johannesburg.
Former ANC deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe is helped by IEC officials to place his ballot papers in the correct boxes after casting his vote at Killarney Country Club in Johannesburg.
Image: MASI LOSI
Voters queue in Macassar, Khayelitsha, to cast their votes.
Voters queue in Macassar, Khayelitsha, to cast their votes.
Image: Esa Alexander
An IEC official checks a voter's ID at the Langa voting station in Cape Town.
An IEC official checks a voter's ID at the Langa voting station in Cape Town.
Image: Esa Alexander
Voters queue outside a Khayelitsha voting station in Cape Town.
Voters queue outside a Khayelitsha voting station in Cape Town.
Image: Esa Alexander
Deputy president David Mabuza prepares to cast his vote at the Ajuri Farm in Barberton, Mpumalanga.
Deputy president David Mabuza prepares to cast his vote at the Ajuri Farm in Barberton, Mpumalanga.
Image: Alaister Russell
Many South Africans cast their vote at the Ajuri Farm in Barberton.
Many South Africans cast their vote at the Ajuri Farm in Barberton.
Image: Alaister Russell
Early morning voters the Ajuri Farm in Barberton.
Early morning voters the Ajuri Farm in Barberton.
Image: Alaister Russell

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