At the dawn of South Africa¡¯s democracy after the fall of the racist apartheid government, millions lined up before sunrise to cast their ballots in the country¡¯s first free and fair election in 1994.

Thirty years later, democracy has lost its luster for a new generation.

South Africa is now heading into a pivotal election Wednesday, in which voters will determine which party ¡ª or alliance ¡ª will pick the president.