ANC wins Gauteng
Nationally the ANC won the elections with a 57.5 percent followed by the DA with 20.8 percent and EFF at 10.8 percent.
The final results of the 2019 national and provincial elections have been released despite the drama surrounding the elections, which included ballot papers running out at some voting stations, scanners malfunctioning, allegations of double voting and threats to boycott the results by smaller political parties.
At Laerskool Selectionpark, voters said the bar code scanner wasn’t working, so voters had to be captured into the system manually, which resulted in the voting process taking longer than expected.
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Despite the problems, the voters’ enthusiasm wasn’t dampened and all were eager to make their mark.
The ANC secured another majority to govern the South Africa.
Nationally the ANC won the elections with 57.5 per cent of the vote, followed by the DA with 20.8 per cent and the EFF with 10.8 per cent.
In Gauteng the ANC retained its leadership by winning 50.19 per cent with 2 168 253 votes.
It was followed by the DA with 27.45 per cent support (1 185 743 votes).
The EFF showed big growth, earning 14.69 per cent support from 634 387 votes.
Moving closer to home in Ekurhuleni, 1 631 056 people registered to vote, but only 1 178 478 turned up on May 8, meaning only 73.62 per cent of those who registered participated in the elections.
The ruling party, the ANC, received 643 308 votes, taking the biggest slice of the pie with 55.14 per cent.
The DA came second with 272 115 votes, or 23.33 per cent.
The EFF came in third place with 152 013 votes, or 13.03 per cent.
There were 10 138 spoiled ballots in Gauteng.
Speaking at the voting station in Sharon Park, Rina Marais says she hopes these elections are the start of a better South Africa.
“We hope the new administration will focus on fighting crime because it is out of hand and we are forced to live in fear.
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“I hope the country moves forward, because at the rate we are going it is worrisome.
“If you look at the state of the economy, where we were and where we are now, there’s a big difference,” she adds.
For Gina Msimango, the elections were an opportunity to speak out.
“The elections mean changing what is wrong with the country and exercising my right as a South African.
“I see the country moving in a more prosperous direction because now the nation is aware of what is right and people are willing to make a change.”
