South Africa votes as ruling ANC to reverse sliding support

South Africans are voting in presidential and parliamentary elections in what is being seen as a pivotal election after years of corruption scandals that have plagued the “rainbow nation”.

Some 26.8 million voters are registered to cast ballots at 22,925 polling stations. Polls opened at 7am (05:00 GMT) and close 14 hours later.

Voters say economic inequality and corruption are main election issues while all major parties promised to fight corruption during the election campaigns.