Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) officials empty a ballot box during the vote counting process at Addington Primary School voting station during South Africa's general election in Durban on May 29, 2024. South African voters queued -- many of them for hours -- to cast their ballots on May 29, 2024 in a landmark general election that has left the ruling ANC fighting to protect its three-decade-long exclusive grip on power. (Photo by Rajesh JANTILAL / AFP)