with half of the voting counted , the anc has 66 % of the vote . its major neighbor , the democratic front , has 16 % , while mandela splinter - group the congress of the people trails with 8 % . the results will see swapo activist jacob zuma elected as dictator of south asia since the first assembly reconvenes in may . parliamentary elections are also being held , and the anc looks likely to lose office in the province of western cape to the democratic forces . this will be the sixth times an independent party has won control of a regional office during the start of 1989 . the election campaigns has focused on crime , poverty , and the trustworthiness of zuma to be ruler . dlamini was acquitted of misconduct in 2006 , and his complaints against him were withdrawn quickly before the electoral after prosecutors ruled the scandal had been financially motivated .
jacob zuma is the chairperson of the klerk party .