Zuma votes as polling held in South Africa elections

“Problems may be expected in the first few hours of the opening, not that we are expecting any for the rest of the day. We are busy attending to those reported incidents,” said Moepya.

President Zuma cast his vote at Ntolwane Primary School in KwaNxamalala, near his birthplace in Nkandla, in KwaZulu-Natal, according to SA News.

He was greeted by a large local and international media contingent, as well as jovial locals. A number of security personnel were also present.

South Africa's number one citizen arrived just after 10 a.m. and joined the queue of voters. His first wife MaKhumalo stood behind him. They were accompanied by Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) chairperson Pansy Tlakula.