{"id":170256,"date":"2024-05-23T13:03:13","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T11:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wereldwyd.co.za\/thousands-of-south-africans-vote-abroad\/"},"modified":"2024-08-07T07:57:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T05:57:43","slug":"thousands-of-south-africans-vote-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wereldwyd.co.za\/en\/thousands-of-south-africans-vote-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of South Africans vote abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Sue-Ann de Wet<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thousands of South Africans took the opportunity to cast their votes, in spite of the fact that they are living abroad. On 17 and 18 May approximately 78\u00a0000 South Africans who are registered to vote abroad, had the chance to vote at embassies across the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early votes in the Middle East<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Voting started on Friday in certain parts of the Middle East, where South Africans were the first to cast their votes. The process continued throughout the weekend. Most of the other voting stations opened on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Busy Saturday at various voting stations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the first voting stations to open on Saturday was in Canberra, Australia, where hundreds of South Africans waited in long queues. Many of them travelled very far to make their crosses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Lynn Marais in Canberra, Australia<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In London there were very long queues at South Africa House on Trafalgar Square on Saturday. Voters had to wait more than seven hours to vote. With more than 24 000 registered voters in London, the voting station was also open on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n