PICS: SA casts its vote

256 Senior citizen Sambula Baloyi(94) shows off her inked finger after casting her vote at Hitekani Primary school in Chiawelo, Soweto 070514. Picture: Bongiwe Mchunu(0794691382)

07/05/2014 Residents of Brazzaville informal settlement in Atteridgheville wait in long queues to vote in the general election. Picture: Phill Magakoe

377 07.05.2014 Members of the community patiently wait outside the Gauteng legislature for the centre to be opened to cast their vote at the 2014 national elections. Picture: Motshwari mofokeng.

Cape town 140507- Ashley Van Heerden from Tableview waves the DA flag outside the Methodist church of southern africa. She is going to cast her vote. Picture cindy waxa.Reporter Sipokazi/Fokazi. P.M - 073 616 0997

Cape Town - 140507 -St Paul's Church in Rondebosch voting station. A larger than usual crowd was received at the voting station this morning. Pictured: The early crowd at the voting station was mostly young. PICTURE: WILLEM LAW(0722791676).

07/05/2014. First time voters Sasia Redelinghuys and Krisanka Redelinghuys help their grandmother Ina Redelinghuys to the Colbyn polling station where they all cast their votes. Picture: Masi Losi/ 0835885301

07/05/2014 Residents of Brazzaville informal settlement in Atteridgheville wait in long queues to vote in the general election. Picture: Phill Magakoe

20 year old Palesa Mogoai checks her identity document after voting for the first time at Sizanani Primary school in Dube, Soweto. 070514 Picture: Boxer Ngwenya 0761629445

South Africans queue at the Diepsloot IEC voting station for the 2014 National and provincial elections. 070514. Picture: Chris Collingridge/702 Hellicopter 0725191026 187

203 07.05.2014 Shadrack Lenti, 75, one of the first people to arrive at the voting station in Bekkersdal to cast his vote following violent protest in the area on Tuesday night. Picture: Itumeleng English Cell 078 679 8350

211 IEC worker on the left is assisted by a bystander to put up posters near the voting station in Bekkersdal, residents went on a rampage last night burning an IEC teng. Picture: Itumeleng English cell 078 679 8350

144 07.05.2014 Residents of Bekkersdal stand in the queue before the open of the voting station near a burned IEC tent after violent protest last night. Picture: Itumeleng English Cell 078 679 8350

140507. Cape Town. IEC staff folding ballot papers at the Mannenberg Community Centre. Picture Henk Kruger/Cape Argus

EFF Leader Julius Malema and his 85years old granny Sarah Malema queuing at Mponegele primary school voting station in Shishego Limpopo to cast thier vote.690 Picture:Matthews Baloyi i 084 605 7292 2014/05/07

388 07-05-14 Voters are waiting in line at the Nokuphila Recreation Centre in Dobsonville Soweto to cast their votes in the 2014 National Elections. Picture: Motlabana Monnakgotla 078 076 6864

Cape Town - 140507 - St Paul's Church in Rondebosch voting station. A larger than usual crowd was received at the voting station this morning. Pictured: The left thumb nail is marked before the vote is cast. PICTURE: WILLEM LAW(0722791676).

343 07-05-14 Voters are waiting in line as the gate is still closed for ballot papers to arrive at the voting station in Dobsonville, Soweto. Voting ballots arrived soon after and voting is underway at Nokuphila Recreation Centre Picture: Motlabana Monnakgotla 078 076 6864

Residents from the Motsoaledi informal settlement in Soweto arrived early morning to stand in long queues to cast their votes at a voting station in the informal settlement.Picture: Antoine de Ras, 07/05/2014 cell: 083 460 1967

790 2014.05.07 Boitumelo Mazibuko 22 first time voter at Orlando East White Church Soweto. Picture: Bhekikhaya Mabaso cell: 0604774319

209 07/05/2014 The community of Mohlakeng in West Rand came in numbers to Vote after there was a protest two weeks ago at Elizabeth Sokhele day care centre. Picture:Nokuthula Mbatha 083 712 8602

07/05/2014. Inmates at Kgosi Mampuru ll Correctional Centre in Pretoria hold their ID books as they wait inline to cast their votes. Picture: Masi Losi/ 0835885301

Cape Town 140507- Chanay De Klerk from table view quiing outside the methodist church of southern africa to cast her vote. She is a born free. Picture Cindy waxa.Reporter Sipokazi fokazi. P.M - 073 616 0997

Cape Town 140507-Residents of Dunoon queing outside the church to cast their vote.Pictue Cindy waxa. P.M - 073 616 0997

A voter has her ID documet scaned by an IEC official at a poling station in the Johanneburg CBD before making her mark in South Africa's 2014 general election. PIcture: Steve Lawrence 0833050226

140507. Cape Town. People queue to cast their votes at a polling station in Khayelitsha next to the Harry Gwala Secondary School. Picture Henk Kruger/Cape Argus - 082 731 8155

Daduzile Maphumulo casting her vote at Ohlange High School voting station,Inanda,north west of Durban at 7.30 am Picture:Geoff brink 0845163321