South Africa's ruling ANC takes clear election lead


  • World
  • Thursday, 08 May 2014

PRETORIA (Reuters) - The ruling African National Congress (ANC) took a clear lead on Thursday in South Africa's first "Born Free" election, featuring voters with no memory of the white-minority rule that ended in 1994.

Election officials said they were investigating a shooting death in rural KwaZulu-Natal, the home of President Jacob Zuma. The incident was a rare blot on an otherwise peaceful vote.

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