The African National Congress is announcing the results of the vote for the top six leadership of the party.
A total of 4,776 delegates began casting their ballots in the early hours of Monday to select between Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and former cabinet minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
Ramaphosa and Dlamini-Zuma were the only candidates nominated for the ANC leadership at a conference in Johannesburg on Sunday night.
The other candidates were:
- Deputy President: David Mabuza, the premier of the eastern Mpumalanga province, and Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu.
- National Chair: Gwede Mantashe, the party’s outgoing secretary-general, will vie for the post against Nathi Mthethwa.
- Secretary-General: Senzo Mchunu, the former premier of KwaZulu-Natal province, and Ace Magashule, the premier of the central Free State region.
- Deputy Secretary-General: Jessie Duarte and Zingiswa Losi.
- Treasurer-General: Gauteng ANC chairperson Paul Mashatile is going head-to-head with Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, the minister of International Relations and Cooperation.