Mandalay resident, Elona Gqagqa is a 19-year-old BCom student at Varsity College. Live Mag SA’s Onele followed her on her journey to vote for the first time at Mandalay Primary School. She was super excited to cast her first ever vote. This a photo essay of her experience.

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Images by Onele Liwani

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