The Electoral Commission of South Africa in the Eastern Cape has said it is all systems go for elections, but warned about the possibility that a few voting stations could experience disruptions.
The start of the highly anticipated election day has been characterised by long queues snaking around suburban blocks, as South Africans lined up to vote.
Electricity outages, protests and lack of water were some of the issues that delayed and, in some cases, prevented some voters from casting their votes at voting stations in the Eastern Cape.
Voters got off to an early start across the province on Wednesday, with some enthusiastic South Africans already queued up at their voting stations in the Eastern Cape as early as 5am, two hours before stations officially opened.