With 58% of the votes counted by 4.45am on Wednesday morning, the ANC had 46.42% of the votes.
The DA had 22.25% of the votes, and the EFF had 10.9% of the votes.
The IFP had 4.5% of the votes, Freedom Front Plus had 2.72%, and independent candidates had 1.58% of the counted votes.
By 4.45am, in the City of Johannesburg the ANC lead with 34.68%, followed by the DA with 25.5%, and Action SA with 16.6%.
In Gauteng, Midvaal was the only municipality with 100% of votes counted. The DA took a majority of the 92 895 votes, securing 62.69% of the votes and the ANC secured 21.18%.
By 4.45am, the the DA secured 61.87% in the City of Cape Town, and followed by the ANC with 13.25% of the votes. The Good Party had 4.44% of the votes.
In Nelson Mandela Bay, the ANC secured 40.81% of the votes and the DA 38.93% and the EFF 7.29%.
In Buffalo City, the ANC had 61.54% of the votes and the DA 17.48% and the EFF 12%.
In KwaZulu-Natal, the ANC had 42.16 % of the votes, the IFP 24.81% and the DA 12.15%.
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