The African National Congress (ANC) lost its grip on local government in Tshwane, home of South Africa’s capital Pretoria, as results on Saturday gave the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) a second big win in the ANC’s worst election since the end of apartheid.

As final votes were counted, the ANC was leading in economic powerhouse Johannesburg by a slim margin, but as well as defeat. In Tshwane it lost Nelson Mandela Bay, which includes manufacturing hub Port Elizabeth, to the DA.

Of the 9201 council seats in contention, the African National Congress (ANC) has won 5108 eight seats so far, while the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has won 1702 so far.

Meanwhile as President Jacob Zuma thanked the nation for the robust election process on live television and ‘impromptu’ anti-rape protest was staged right in front of him, by a group of women who made reference to President Zuma’s rape accuser ‘Kwezi’, whose rape accusations were quashed in 2006.

This has set the nation abuzz, beyond the elections.

Channels Television’s South African Bureau Chief, Betty Dibiah reports that both parties still need coalition partners in some areas where they do not have outright majority to control a council.