HomeLatestANC takes an early lead in the South Africa polls

ANC takes an early lead in the South Africa polls

By AGN

May 9, 2019

37

By Samuel Abuya

By 9am Thursday May 9, ANC had already taken an early lead as the counting of votes got underway, South Africa’s Electoral Commission results indicated.

South Africans voted on the provincial elections on May 8 and results have started streaming in showing the three main political parties in a tight race but with the Africa National Congress taking an early lead.

By 9am Thursday, May 9, the results were as follows:

ANC – 1 742 573 votes, or 55.04%
Democratic Alliance – 824 328 votes, or 26.04%
Economic Freedom Fighters – 260 507 votes, or 8.23%

Election statistics:
Total Valid Votes 3 165 859
Spoilt Votes 42 659
Total Votes Cast 3 208 518
Registered Population 26 756 649
Total Voting Districts 22 925
Voting Districts Completed 5 883 (25.66%)

Follow Africa Global News social media platforms for real-time updates on the South Africa’s elections 2019.

Previous article

Kente Sky Spa, a haven of tranquility in Abidjan

Next article

Afrikrea an Online Marketplace

RELATED ARTICLES

The Africa National Congress remains dominant with 80% votes counted July 8, 2021 At 9:21 pm

[…] Africa National Congress took a lead from the moment results started streaming in and has, so far, kept that tempo leaving other political parties to play catch […]

Most Popular

Recent Comments

Raising a Glass to Heritage: Mbali Masike's Journey with Ngiyi Wines - Bold and Beautiful Magazine on How Mbali Maseko established her Nginyi Wines Company

Palm Island | The India Road on Goree island – History of the Atlantic slave trade

Dr. Okere Appointed Director of CSCHEI's Diaspora Engagements on Power in Unity: Meet the Kenyan Women Group That Pooled Their Little Contributions to Build a 5-Storey Apartment

Sharifa Ibrahim on Reading and literacy in Ghana

Piwe on The History of Bantu People

Pro on Bilal the First Muezzin in Islam

Turmeric Couscous Recipes – Euro Food Seattle on Pasta, an ancient Italian dish, or an ancient North African Export?

Daniel Byron on The history of the Khoisan people of South Africa

Did You Know? The First Black Africans To Compete In The Olympics Were Tswana Tribesmen In 1904 - Wildebeest TV on Len Taw and Yamasani

Willi on The History of Bantu People

The Africa Mercy Welcomes Its First Patient - Africa Global News on The inherent power of listening

#SisterhoodSolidarity | Power in Unity: Meet the Kenyan Women Cooperative That Pooled Their Contributions to Build a 5-Storey Apartment. – BWPWCOOP on Power in Unity: Meet the Kenyan Women Group That Pooled Their Little Contributions to Build a 5-Storey Apartment

Kourtney on The Arab-Muslim Slave Trade

Ever Wondered Where the Continent of Africa Got its name From? on Fascinating Facts about African Culture and Tradition

The Bantu Migration: The Origin of Modern Southern Africa – Raye's History House on The History of Bantu People

Bakary Meité & Gaël Fickou noble gestures | Africa Global News on Bilal the First Muezzin in Islam

Bakary Meité & Gaël Fickou noble gestures | Africa Global News on Shock, disbelief as a colossal fire razes down the historical Notre-Dame cathedral

Bakary Meité & Gaël Fickou noble gestures | Africa Global News on The Ahosi Of Dahomey

Break barriers, create new vistas | Africa Global News on Bilal the First Muezzin in Islam

Antarah: the slave revered as the paragon of Arabian chivalry | Africa Global News on The Abolition of Slavery

Antarah: the slave revered as the paragon of Arabian chivalry | Africa Global News on Queen Nzinga of Angola

Distance yourself from negativity | Africa Global News on The ancient kingdoms of West Africa

Muslim songwriter facing death penalty for blasphemy | Africa Global News on Dirty oil floods pristine African beach in second major spill

Don’t allow people’s perception define you | Africa Global News on German offer of $12 million is tossed by Namibian leader

Zimbabwe grants coal mining rights | Africa Global News on Human rights violations addressed at mining CONFAB

Hotel Rwanda hero jailed | Africa Global News on From Libya to Rwanda

Grace to succeed | Africa Global News on Just do your best

Nigeria gov’t agrees to defund SARS | Africa Global News on #EndSars movement & the way forward

#EndSars movement & the way forward | Africa Global News on Sudanese protesters defy military, demand immediate transfer of power to civilians

#EndSars movement & the way forward | Africa Global News on Why are Nigerians protesting against SARS?

The power of relationships | Africa Global News on A solid relationship precedes success

Turyabagye smart jacket innovation in Uganda | Africa Global News on Uganda’s Queen of Katwe star dies after diagnosis of brain cancer

Creating opportunities for wealth | Africa Global News on The wisdom of life

Bakary Meité & Gaël Fickou Noble Gestures | Africa Global News on Sechele the Regal Missionary

Catastrophic floods, linked to human activities, hit Lake Victoria region on Use of innovative technology in designing diverse tourism products

Catastrophic floods, linked to human activities, hit Lake Victoria region on The Kingdom of Kongo

UN unveils fight against a fake news infodemic’ in the Press freedom day on African music instrument: The thumb piano

Rogue security force behind mistreatment of Nigerian free speech activists on Nigeria to slash funds for essential food imports while currency crisis looms

Breakthrough as Kenya finally exports its first crude oil on After West Africa, the East African Community focuses on having a common currency

TICAD7 Updates: Japan pledges to help Africa double its rice production on Spotlight turns on corporate expansions in Africa as the continent’s presidents jet into Japan for TICAD7

A nine-year-old Congolese passes succumbs to Ebola in Uganda on D.R. Congo’s Ebola outbreak is now an international concern

Zimbabweans ‘reduced to paupers’ since the departure of Mugabe on Zimbabwe sitting on huge deposits of rare-earth minerals, President Mnangagwa

New Ebola drug promising, shows 90% cure rate in Congo on D.R. Congo’s Ebola outbreak is now an international concern

Africa is doing just fine – it’s the coverage by western media that’s skewed on Which Picture Does The Western Media Portray About Africa?

Sudan military and civilian opposition leaders sign deal, what we know on Resistance explodes in Sudan

Lesley Nneka Arimah bags the 2019 Caine Prize for African Writing on Caine Prize Shortlist Announced

Ghana to give $10 million for the operationalisation of AfCFTA secretariat on GoodNews: Africa moving closer to single market

AfCFTA creation to set Africa as “global economic power par excellence” on GoodNews: Africa moving closer to single market

African Union Suspends Sudan Over Killing of Demonstrators on 13 dead as sit-in protestors forcefully dispersed in Khartoum

Of Ghana's floating village, the tales of ancient traditions Vs modernization on Ghana set to construct WestPark, a first ever renewable energy industrial park in Africa

Zwede, the first Ethiopia's female president, in her first Kenyan visit on Ethiopia’s Chief Justice Encourages Women Not to be ‘Silent Victims’

The Africa National Congress remains dominant with 80% votes counted on ANC takes an early lead in the South Africa polls

The History of Bantu People | Africa Global News on How Did We Become Africans?

The History of Bantu People | Africa Global News on Don’t lose hope by Henry Ukazu

Bilal the First Muezzin in Islam | Africa Global News on Break barriers, create new vistas

Bilal the First Muezzin in Islam | Africa Global News on Nabta Playa

Do you know that the first Black Africans to compete in the Olympics were Tswana tribesmen in 1904? – Young Afrikan on Len Taw and Yamasani

Do you know that the first Black Africans to compete in the Olympics were Tswana tribesmen in 1904? - A.I.C Publications on Len Taw and Yamasani

Did You Know? The First Black Africans To Compete In The Olympics Were Tswana Tribesmen In 1904? | How Africa News on Len Taw and Yamasani

Have you learnt that the primary Black Africans to compete within the Olympics had been Tswana tribesmen in 1904? - Emmanuel Voado on Len Taw and Yamasani

A Kenyan Women Group Pools Their Cash to Build a 5-Storey Apartment on Namoratunga Like the Nabta Playa

Walking Towards Better Mental Health | AFRICA GLOBAL NEWS on A look at Africa’s ability to shake off the worst of coronavirus pandemic, a ‘mystery’ that researchers are now seeking to understand

A Kenyan Women Group Pools Their Cash to Build a 5-Storey Apartment on The Ahosi Of Dahomey

Walking Towards Better Mental Health | AFRICA GLOBAL NEWS on Consuming Walnuts Reduces Risk of Developing Diabetes and Heart Disease

A Kenyan Women Group Pools Their Cash to Build a 5-Storey Apartment on Ethiopia’s Chief Justice Encourages Women Not to be ‘Silent Victims’

A Kenyan Women Group Pools Their Cash to Build a 5-Storey Apartment on How to care for natural hair

A Kenyan Women Group Pools Their Cash to Build a 5-Storey Apartment on Queen Nzinga of Angola

A Kenyan Women Group Pools Their Cash to Build a 5-Storey Apartment on Use of innovative technology in designing diverse tourism products

A Kenyan Women Group Pools Their Cash to Build a 5-Storey Apartment on Columbusing that Kenyan panther