The African National Congress (ANC) has taken a decisive lead in South Africa’s elections, press reports said Thursday.
With 80% of the results in, the ANC has 63% of the vote, followed by the Democratic Alliance (DA) on 22%. Turnout was just over 72%. See the BBC’s report.
The BBC's correspondent, Andrew Harding, says inequality, unemployment and corruption are big problems but the electorate has shown it has not lost faith in the ANC.
The ANC, which has ruled South Africa since the collapse of Apartheid in 1994, is over 100 years old and is Africa's oldest liberation movement.