Johannesburg | The ruling African National Congress held a comfortable lead in South Africa's presidential and parliamentary election with more than two- thirds of the vote counted Thursday, but the incomplete count showed the party received less support than in the last balloting five years ago.
Opposition parties made widespread allegations of corruption against the ANC a major part of their campaigns ahead of Wednesday's election. Voter apathy appeared to have affected turnout, which fell to 65 per cent from 74 per cent in 2014.
