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"The ANC has gone below 50%. Someone was supposed to play Tsonga music here so I can dance for you. I'm the happiest man," said Julius Malema at the Tshwane results operations centre on Thursday.

"The ANC has gone below 50%. Someone was supposed to play Tsonga music here so I can dance for you. I'm the happiest man," said Julius Malema at the Tshwane results operations centre on Thursday.

Despite the Electoral Commission’s stated ambition to finalise 90% of the results before Tuesday midnight, only 66 % of counting had been captured from voting districts across the country by 10am on Wednesday.

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba said that his party would only enter into a coalition to form a government if the idea was to serve South Africans.

Voting should have been made compulsory in 1994 because voter apathy could be devastating for SA

The ANC, so far, has clinched more than a million votes in Gauteng followed by the Democratic Alliance (DA) with 841,000 and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), which has secured 348,000.

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba claims a member of the African National Congress’ (ANC) national leadership has “informally” approached the party for coalition talks.

During a briefing yesterday, the IEC’s chief electoral officer, Sy Mamabolo, was confident they would complete 90% of the count by last night. However, even with the updated figures, it is a far-cry from that target.

The City of Johannesburg is likely to have a government of coalitions that will exclude the ANC if ActionSA has its way.

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba says his party will conduct a two-day poll among its voters to advise it on whether to join the DA in Johannesburg and five other municipalities as coalition partners.