TOPSHOT - A woman casts her vote at Rakgatla Secondary School polling station during South Africa's national and provincial elections on May 8, 2019 in Marikana. - South Africans began voting today in national elections which the ruling ANC, in power since 1994, is favourite to win despite corruption scandals, sluggish economic growth and record unemployment. The ANC has won all the past five elections, but today's vote is set to be an electoral test on whether the party has staunched a decline in popularity. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP)