epa11362314 A local resident throws his trash onto a pile of waste that lies uncollected in the Alexandra township in Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 May 2024. According to a resident of Alexandra township Issac Ndlozo, the waste has not been collected due the the continued strike by the City of Johannesburg waste collection department. South Africa?s general elections are to be held on 29 may 2024, 30 years after the end of Apartheid and the first free and fair elections in the country. EPA/KIM LUDBROOK
