KZN residents head to the polls for local elections
Voting stations across the country have opened as South Africans gear up to make their mark in the local government elections.
Eligible South Africans will have until 9pm to make their mark in the local government elections.
In Durban, some people have already formed a short queue outside City Hall.
The century-old building is a popular voting station for workers and residents in central Durban.
Thousands of people are expected to come to this venue today to exercise their democratic right to elect their next ward councillor.
Some people took advantage of this morning's summer-like conditions and arrived before 6am to join the queue outside City Hall.
One man said he always leaves home at the crack of dawn on election day.
"I always come early because I don't want to be late in the afternoon there's a queue so I don't want to be stuck with a lot of people, I am scared because of my age."
A 58-year-old woman said making her voice heard in the elections is very important.
"If I don't cast a vote I am still voting for whatever is going to happen. I am not sure what is going to happen, I feel that if I put that X there, it's going to make a difference."
The IEC confirmed over 80% of people who registered for special votes, were able to cast their votes this past weekend. To check your registration status - log on to elections.org.za.
Meanwhile, President Cyril Ramaphosa's issued a message to every South African who is registered to vote adding that these elections are all about the issues that matter most such as housing, electricity, water, sanitation and decent roads.
