South Africans eager to vote as local elections put failing services in focus

Home Africa To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: © France 24 01:26 Issued on: 05/11/2026 - 11:48 South Africans voted on Wednesday, November 4, in local elections. Nearly 30 million people were eligible to cast their ballots, with corruption, failing infrastructure and the deterioration of essential services among the key issues shaping the vote. FRANCE 24's correspondent Eunice Masson reports from the ground. Keywords for this article Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa