Why this analyst is calling Wednesday's polls a 'middle-class' election - EWN

Early election results from Cape Town suggest turnout was above 55% in historically white voting districts.

That's compared with 43% in predominantly coloured areas and 31% in predominantly black areas.

Political analyst Tessa Dooms told CapeTalk's Lester Kiewit the figures show a divide between middle-class voters and those living in poorer communities.

"This is, in my mind, turning out to be a middle-class election," Dooms said.

By 5 pm yesterday, the IEC reported that 12 million South Africans had already voted, overtaking the total number recorded in the 2021 local government elections.