ANC deputy secretary general Jessie Duarte said the election showed voters want an ANC that remains true to the values and principles on which it was founded. This as the party won the elections with 57.5% of the vote, provisional results showed after votes were counted from all provinces. Support for the ANC, which gained 62% in the previous election in 2014, has steadily declined since it took a record 69% of the vote in 2004. Jessie Duarte, ANC deputy secretary general, said the party will move swiftly to counter corruption and increase economic growth. "We need to correct our mistakes," she said, adding that the election showed voters want an "ANC that is united and in its unity remains true to the values and principles on which it was founded".

Source: News 24 May 11, 2019 15:56 UTC