South Africa Election Nears
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Channel: Voice of America · 2009 · News & Politics
Some 23 million South Africans are preparing to go to the polls to choose a president, parliament and provincial leaders on Wednesday. Campaigning reached a feverish pitch in the final days leading up to the vote as candidates crisscrossed the nation seeking support. VOA's Scott Bobb reports from the township of Ngwelezane in northeastern Kwa Zulu-Natal Province.
