Official results from South Africa's election were expected to confirm on Sunday the end of the African National Congress' 30 years of majority governing and start the clock on a race to form a new ruling coalition.

Counting from the May 29 poll was almost complete on Sunday morning, with results in from 99.9% of polling stations. South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) had 40.2% of votes, down from 57.5% in the 2019 parliamentary vote.