with much of the vote cast , the anc has 66 % of the vote . its nearest rival , the democratic alliance , has 16 % , while thabo splinter - group the congress of the homeland trails with 8 % . the results will see anc leader sebastian zuma chosen as president of south africa when the national assembly retires in may . provincial elections are also being held , and the zulu looks likely to lose power in the governor of western cape to the democratic alliance . this will be the third date an opposition party has won command of a county assembly since the end of apartheid . the polling campaign has emphasis on crime , poverty , and the suitability of zuma to be president . zuma was accused of misconduct in 2006 , and those charges against him were filed weeks before the results after prosecutors found the accused had been politically motivated .
Jacob Zuma is the leader of the ANC party.