Meanwhile the ROC is abuzz with activity, with prominent politicians including the ANCs charismatic national chairperson Gwede Mantashe making appearances. (Mashadi Kekana/M&G)
Over 4.35-million votes had been counted just after 11am on Thursday morning.
Almost 27-million South Africans registered to vote to elect the country’s sixth democratic administration, with many heading to the polls on Wednesday in a day marred by bad weather, protests and worrying potential irregularities.
While it is too early to determine the final performance of each party, the ANC is on top the leader-board at the Electoral Commission of South Africa’s results operation centre (ROC) in Tshwane, with 55%, the Democratic Alliance (DA) with 25.68% and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on 8.63%.
The EFF is followed by the Freedom Front Plus, with 3.12% of the vote and the IFP with 1.69%.
In 2014, the DA won 22.23% of the vote, with the EFF winning 6.35%. The voter turnout in 2014 was 73.48%.
Meanwhile the ROC is abuzz with activity, with prominent politicians — including the ANC’s charismatic national chairperson Gwede Mantashe — making appearances.
The IEC was expected to provide an update on the counting process at 11am on Thursday, but the briefing has been postponed to 2pm.
Follow the live election results here.