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South Africans vote in third all-race national election
ANC supporters line up as Thabo Mbeki and Nelson Mandela vote, praising the party that toppled apartheid. Desmond Tutu and others note progress with 1.6 million houses built, 9 million gaining clean water, and 70 percent electricity access. Some citizens still seek tangible gains amid poverty and unemployment.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
African National Congress
ANC
Noluthando Nokwando
Cape Town
Khayelitsha
Marlene Bethlehem
Nelson Mandela
Mandela
Socialist Party
Desmond Tutu