S. African president holds final election campaign rally in Johannesburg

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 25, 2024: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa held a rally at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg on Saturday (May 25) ahead of the general elections scheduled for May 29. Thousands of South Africans flocked to the rally to hear Ramaphosa's speech. The event featured traditional performances by dancers in the stadium, while security forces conducted a parade before the rally. Cyril Ramaphosa said his party will emerge victorious in Wednesday's national and provincial elections that experts believe will be the tightest since the first post-apartheid democratic elections of 1994. He added that his party has seen massive outpouring of support on the campaign trail. “The ANC is loved in South Africa. It is for this reason that the ANC is going to emerge victorious," Ramaphosa told thousands of supporters gathered at the FNB stadium. Ramaphosa appealed to supporters to go out in numbers and give the party, once led by the late global icon Nelson Mandela, a resounding victory on May 29.(Footage by Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)