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South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) looks to be facing its biggest electoral setback since the end of apartheid, after the partial results of municipal elections.

With 85% of the votes in, the ANC trails its main rival, the Democratic Alliance, in the cities of Port Elizabeth and Cape Town.

But the ANC is still in the lead nationally.

Unemployment and corruption scandals surrounding President Jacob Zuma have tarnished the ANC's image.

Live Update:

1. Eight municipalities completed their vote counting‚ these were Thembelihle‚ Kamiesberg‚ !Kheis‚ Blue Crane Route‚ Sundays River Valley‚ Vicktor Khanye and Bergrivier.
2. President Jacob Zuma’s homestead Nkandla was being taken over from the IFP. The ANC led with 52.3% while the IFP‚ which is in control of the council‚ followed with 46.31%.
3. In the only municipality it contested‚ the National Freedom Partystruggled to make any gains as it trailed with 7.75% against its rival IFP‚ which led with 42.92%.
4. The IFP continued its dominance in Ulundi in northern KwaZuluNatal‚ leading with 75.99%‚ followed by the ANC with 20.52% and the EFF with just 1.83%.
5. The EFF claimed its first five wards. One ward in Eastern Cape and two wards in both Mpumalanga and Northern Cape.
6. In the town with the most legal hurdles in the leadup to the elections‚ Tlokwe‚ the ANC led with 69.22% followed by the DA with 13.57% and EFF with 9.55%.
7. The DA looked set to retain the only municipality it rules in Gauteng‚ Midvaal. The DA led with 62.13%‚ followed by ANC at 29.28% and EFF came third with 4.34%.
8. The ANC’s biggest region‚ Ethekwini had not captured any results as the day began.

7.10am:

An update with 93% of the voting districts reported.

NATIONAL with about 93% reported:

ANC: 54.2%

DA: 26.5%

EFF: 8%

GAUTENG:

ANC: 44.82%

DA: 38.84%

EFF: 10.93%

JOHANNESBURG with 70.4% reported:

ANC: 42%

DA: 41.7%

EFF: 10.7%

TSHWANE with 69.1% reported:

ANC: 42.2%

DA: 43.5%

EFF: 10.5%

NELSON MANDELA BAY with 98% reported:

ANC: 41.6%

DA: 46.6%

EFF: 5%

As the above stats show, the battle over Joburg and Tshwane remains too close to call.

src: http://www.timeslive.co.za/elections/2016/08/04/While-you-were-sleeping-Election-results & http://www.timeslive.co.za/sundaytimes/stnews/2016/08/04/ELECTION-RESULTS-LIVE-Titanic-all-night-battle-over-Joburg-and-Tshwane-continues-into-the-morning