The grounds of Juba University are bustling with a mix of excitment and disappointment ... early voters have arrived but the ballot boxes have not.
An hour after official opening and electoral workers are still setting up the polling stations. As one observer put it, this is Africa and we are running on Africa time. People outside are melting in the sun ... tempers are rising they can't find their names on the lists ... but no one is leaving.
For everyone here its a first time experience. A 60-year-old old man said to me this is probably the first and the last time he will vote adding chuckling " you know life expectancy here is about 40 years and I am already on borrowed time"
He said he was willing to wait for hours if needed ... but not miss the opportunity.
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