Rain, Ramadan elect peaceful vote

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🔒 Anti-crime campaigners say Wednesday’s inclement weather, as well as an apparent Ramadan truce, meant members of Cape Town gangs the Americans and Fancy Boys put their guns down and there was a relatively smooth day of voting. SAElections2019

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