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South Africans vote amid anger over poor services

South Africans voted in local elections on Wednesday amid frustration over water outages, power cuts and crumbling infrastructure. The African National Congress was expected to receive less than a third of the vote, down from 45.6% in the 2021 municipal elections, though polls indicated it would remain the largest party. Residents told the BBC they were tired of poor-quality services.

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