# With today being the local government elections, president Cyril Ramaphosa, accompanied by First Lady doctor Tshepo Motsepe, will cast their votes at Hyde Park High School in Johannesburg. A record 546 parties and nearly 137-thousand candidates will contest the elections. The DA leader will cast his vote at Edgemead Primary School in Cape Town, while MK Party president Jacob Zuma will vote at Ntolwane Primary School in KwaZulu-Natal. The EFF leader Julius Malema will vote in Limpopo, and BOSA leader Mmusi Maimane will vote in Soweto. Voting stations will open at 7 am and close at 9 pm.
Ramaphosa to cast his vote in Joburg and DA leader Hill-Lewis in Cape Town