Over 97% of votes complete

More than 97% of votes, or 22 677 of 23 292 voting districts, have been completed, according to the Electoral Commission's 2024 National and Provincial Elections Results Dashboard. As at 8:20am on Saturday, the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) results system showed that nationally, with votes being 97.39% complete, the African National Congress (ANC) had 40.11% of the votes, followed by the Democratic Alliance (DA) with 21.72%. The uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK Party) follows with 14.83%, while the Economic Freedom Fighters are fourth with 9.37%. Other party results making up the top 10 are as follows: Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) - 3.96%; Patriotic Alliance (PA) - 2.04%; Freedom Front Plus - 1.36%; Action SA - 1.16%; African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) - 0.6%, and United Democratic Movement (UDM) - 0.49%. Vote capturing and validation continue. Source: South African Government News Agency