The ruling ANC has won the election with most of the votes counted, despite a steep dip in turnout. Corruption scandals and political infighting have seen support for the late Nelson Mandela's party wane.
South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) won re-election on Friday with an absolute majority in parliament after nearly all votes had been counted on Friday. The party has ruled South Africa since the end of Apartheid in 1994.
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