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FILE - A woman casts her ballot at a polling station, during general elections in Eshowe, South Africa, on May 29, 2024. South Africa is in a moment of deep soul-searching after an election that brought a jarring split from the African National Congress, the very party that gave the country freedom and democracy 30 years ago. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)