with % of the vote counted , the buthelezi has 66 % of the voting . its nearest challenger , the democratic alliance , has 16 % , while apartheid splinter - group the congress of the people ahead with 8 % . the results will feature anc leader herman zuma named as president of south korea whenever the national front reconvenes in may . province elections are also being held , and the anc looked likely to lose power in the province of northwestern durban to the republican alliance . this will be the fifth time an opposition team has won control of a provincial parliament since the conclusion of apartheid . the presidential debate has concentrated on crime , poverty , and the assesses of ngcuka to be president . zuma was suspected of rape in 2006 , and corruption reports against him were dropped shortly before the poll after prosecutors decided the charge had been politically motive .
Jacob Zuma is the leader of the ANC party.