South Africa heads to the polls on Wednesday, and the dominance of the ANC is expected to wane. The issues facing the country are many and remain systemic. They include widespread blackouts, high unemployment,

South African opposition parties are making a final appeal to voters as the country faces the possibility of a landmark change in its young democracy.

Support for South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) has settled around 42% in the days leading up to Wednesday's election, an opinion poll showed, suggesting that an increase in support seen earlier this month has fizzled out.