Election Update: ANC in the lead Nationally, DA majority of the votes Western Cape

As of Friday morning, the results of the 2024 General Elections are still being tallied. Nearly 70% of the provincial ballots in the Western Cape have been counted. Provincial head, Michael Hendrickse, said that they aim to finalise the results by the end of Friday. However, he noted that political parties can raise objections until 9 p.m. As of 10 a.m. the DA leads in the province with approximately 54.6% of the votes, followed by the ANC at 18.8%, and the PA at 9.3%. However, several large voting districts in the metro area are yet to be counted.

The Result Operation Centre at the Century City Conference Centre. 

Picture by: Veerle Kroon

On a national level, a little over half of the votes have been counted as of Friday morning at 9:30 AM. The ANC leads with 41.86% of the votes, followed by the DA with 23.67%, and the MK Party with 10.98%. These results suggest another victory for the ruling ANC, but it appears they might lose their majority for the first time in 30 years.

Done by: Veerle Kroon