ANC retains KwaZulu-Natal but with a lower majority

As South Africans await the results of the national and provincial government elections, we take you through everything you need to know.

The ANC has retained KwaZulu-Natal, its stronghold, following the elections, but with a significantly reduced majority, securing 54.22% of the vote.The province is former president Jacob Zuma's home province and was highly divided in the run-up to the ANC's elective conference in 2017, where President Cyril Ramaphosa beat Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma for the head of the party.

The ANC also managed to hold control of the Eastern Cape, Limpopo and the Free State, but again with reduced majorities.

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