South Africans Prepare for 2024 Polls Amid 30th Anniversary Commemorations

South Africans are preparing for the upcoming 2024 general elections that will see former President Jacob Zuma seeking re-election under the newly formed Umkhonto weSizwe party against incumbent President Cyril Ramaphosa of the governing ANC. The nation is also marking its 30th anniversary since gaining independence from the apartheid regime. For more on the commemorations and the upcoming elections, reporter Kate Bartlett took to the streets of Johannesburg, South Africa’s most populous city, to speak to residents, experts, and liberation fighters.