There were some visibly dejected faces at the Electoral Commission of South Africa's results operating centre in Durban on the first day of vote counting on Thursday.
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EFF secretary-general Marshall Dlamini is confident the red berets will fare well at the May 29 polls despite the formation of the MK party, widely expected to chip away its support base.