![A young woman holds her identity card after she registered as a voter for the first time, ahead of the 2024 South African general elections, in the Verulam township, near Durban, on February 03, 2024.](https://www.okayafrica.com/media-library/a-young-woman-holds-her-identity-card-after-she-registered-as-a-voter-for-the-first-time-ahead-of-the-2024-south-african-gener.jpg?id=51515522&width=1200&height=800&quality=85&coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C0)
A young woman holds her identity card after she registered as a voter for the first time, ahead of the 2024 South African general elections, in the Verulam township, near Durban, on February 3, 2024.
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