South Africans cast their ballots

South African voters line up at dawn to cast their ballots in national elections in Cape Town, South Africa. South Africans vote for a new president in this fourth democratic election since the end of white minority rule in 1994. The election comes at a time when many voters are disillusioned at continuing high unemployment, crime and a lack of decent housing. (Nic Bothma / EPA)

Sept. 16, 2014 1:10 PM PT

African National Congress leader Jacob Zuma is mobbed by supporters, media and security personnel after casting his vote at the Ntolwane Primary School in his rural village of Nkandla, South Africa. Zuma is expected to be installed as the new president, despite allegations of rape and corruption, which the ANC leader has shrugged off. (Rajesh Jantilal / AFP / Getty Images)

ANC representatives check the voter rolls for one resident’s name in Alexandra Township, South Africa. The ruling African National Congress was expected to win the majority of seats in the national assembly during Wednesday’s vote, but rival parties also were expected to make their best showing since the ANC took power in 1994. (John Moore / Getty Images)

South African voters cast their ballots by candlelight in a shack church in a neighborhood of Cape Town. (Nic Bothma / EPA)

A woman’s hand is marked with ink before she enters a voting booth in Alexandra Township. (John Moore / Getty Images)

Nelson Mandela casts his third vote as a free man during the presidential elections. Mandela’s support was a big boost for candidate Zuma. (Kim Ludbrook / EPA)

A voter, with a passenger, checks her name on a registration list before casting her vote in Alexandra Township. (John Moore / Getty Images)

Voters are given receipts after their IDs are scanned prior to casting their ballots. For the first time, the ANC faced a sizable black opposition party, the Congress of the People, formed by ANC dissidents. The other major opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, is led by a white woman, Helen Zille. For some voters, the early euphoria of democracy has faded. (John Moore / Getty Images)