South Africans living abroad have begun casting their votes, the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) said on Wednesday.
People braved the long queues to make their mark.
“It began on [Tuesday] in Amsterdam and New Zealand,” said spokeswoman Kate Bapela.
“Wednesday, it is continuing in all parts of the world.”
More than 26,400 people had successfully applied to cast their ballots abroad. London had the highest number of expatriate voters at 9863, followed by Dubai with 1539 registered voters.
General elections in South Africa will take place next Wednesday (7/04/2014).