VOTES are being counted in a leadership election for South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC), currently run by President Jacob Zuma.
About 5,000 delegates cast their votes in a bitterly fought race between Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and ex-minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
Emotions have run high, with delegates shouting each other down as they raised objections over voting rules.
The ANC has governed South Africa since it attained democracy 23 years ago.
The eventual winner will be in a strong position to become national president after elections in 2019.
But the leadership battle has caused fierce political infighting, raising fears the party may split before then.
