As of 16:30, the ANC and DA both have 28 seats in the City of Johannesburg. The IEC has finalised 66% of the votes in the metro. ActionSA is currently third and vowed not to enter a coalition with the ruling party. Nationally, nearly 80 percent of the vote has been finalised and the competition is stiff six of the nation’s metros.
At 21:30 the IEC election result dashboard hit the elusive 90 percent mark. Here is an overview of how things stand at a national and provincial level. KZN (81%) and the Western Cape (86%) are lagging behind while the Free State has completed 100 percent of its results.
ANC Deputy General Secretary Jessie Duarte says the party's coalition team is still meeting and if the ANC goes into coalitions, they will do so carefully.