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Updates from BBC correspondents on the ground: Farouk Chothia, Rafieka Williams, Barbara Plett-Usher & Catherine Byaruhanga in Johannesburg, Nomsa Maseko in Durban, Mohammed Allie in Cape Town
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Damian Zane and Natasha Booty
All times stated are UK
The story so far
Image caption: Journalists and officials are keeping a close eye on the count at the results centre
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- South Africans voted in a general election on Wednesday
- As results were being declared throughout Thursday,the ANC share of the vote hovered around 42%
- That has remained the case into Friday with 56% of the vote announced so far
- Since it first came to power in 1994 after leading the struggle against the racist apartheid system, the ANC's vote share has never fallen below 50%
- This means that in order to govern it will have to form some sort of coalition
- The Democratic Alliance is in second place with 24% of the vote with a strong showing in Gauteng province - home to Johannesburg and the capital, Pretoria
- But the real breakthrough is the new MK party led by former President Jacob Zuma
- It is in the lead in his home province of KwaZulu-Natal and third overall at this stage
Welcome
Welcome to our live coverage of the aftermath of South Africa’s general election. We’ll be bringing you reaction as results continue to be declared in what is shaping up to be an historic outcome.
