South Africa votes in general election

Per BBC, South Africans have begun casting ballots in what is expected to the be the "most competitive general election since the end of the apartheid in 1994." The results will determine how much ruling power the ANC will have with Jacob Zuma at the top of the ticket and an attempt to retain a majority of seats in parliament, according to the article.

Those following the South Africa election on Twitter are using #saelections in their tweets. The hashtag trended all the way up to No. 2 on Twitter.

Twitterers in Johannesburg are reporting long lines at polling places.

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   ExMi (Johannesburg, South Africa) I think next elections should do drive-thru voting. #saelections 22 Apr 2009 from mobile web
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   Lioneldp (Johannesburg, South Africa) The meze queue is very popular at the Saheti station #saelections http://twitpic.com/3rdo5 22 Apr 2009 from TwitterFon
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   RubyGold (Johannesburg, South Africa) Been here an hour nother to go q has slowed rather #saelections 22 Apr 2009 from TwitterFon
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   theclam (Johannesburg, South Africa) South Africans are an enterprising lot. Coffee muffins etc for sale in the lines... I can smell some boerie cooking.. #saelections 22 Apr 2009 from mobile web
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   mdegale (Johannesburg, South Africa) voting at houghton school. lots of cars, fairly long queue #saelections #fb 22 Apr 2009 from txt
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   hellioncat (Johannesburg, South Africa) @magependragon ah yeah, we got there 7:30, got out at 10:20, voting station was primrose, germiston. #saelections 22 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck in reply to magependragon

South Africa votes in general election