Vote counting is under way in one of the most hotly-contested democratic elections.
In Gauteng, only 14 percent of voting districts have been counted. The ANC has a healthy lead at 52 percent of the votes with the DA in second at 26 percent. The EFF is third with 14 percent.
The DA has a healthy lead in the Western Cape with 57 percent of the votes and the ANC on 27 percent. Patricia de Lille's Good party is third with 3 percent. The Western Cape has already counted 45 percent of voting districts. In KwaZulu-Natal, the ANC is leading by a distance at 55 percent of votes. The IFP is second with 20 percent and the DA has 12 percent.The ANC leads in all the other provinces with the EFF second in Limpopo and North West.
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