South Africa elections live results 2024: By the numbers on day 2.

With more than half of the ballots counted, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) is leading with just over 40 percent share of the national vote, two days after the country voted in national elections that could throw up the biggest challenge to the ANC’s political dominance since the end of apartheid in South Africa.

The Democratic Alliance (DA), the country’s principal opposition party, is currently in second place followed by the MK party and EFF.

Here is how the top four parties are doing, according to the latest updates from the Election Commission, known as the IEC.