TOPSHOT - A girl watches while her mother marks her ballot at at a polling station at the Sheshego township, on the outskirts of Polokwane on May 8, 2019. - 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 Guillem SARTORIO / AFP)