The Independent Electoral Commission says official election results will be announced today.This is despite various political parties including uMkhonto Wesizwe Party leader Jacob Zuma raising objections to the commission's early results.

Zuma claims that irregularities by the IEC in this year's elections surpassed the ones from previous years and are very serious.

He claimed that before the voting day many trucks, which ferried ballots, were caught driven by the wrong people instead of those who were tasked with making sure that it is done properly and fairly.

NOT IN A HURRY TO HEAR RESULTS 

Zuma said uMkhonto Wesizwe and other parties were not getting deserving results and are willing to go for a re-election.

"For an example suddenly out of the blue there were claims that the system crashed, but there is no such thing, it was being tampered with. We know this and hence we present that nobody must rush us in announcing the results, they must listen to us and heed our call."

He added, "Why should they rush to count the vote? I am hoping whoever is responsible is listening to what we are saying.I think the IEC should satisfy us that they did have a look into the matter. We are going to need time and nobody must declare the results. We are not children, who keep quiet when you give them sweets.Give the political parties, which I think are a majority, a chance to present their cases. Don't rush us."

WE ARE ANNOUNCING

The IEC chairperson Mosotho Moepya said despite calls for a re-run of elections, they are going to announce the results today.

"We have nothing to hide. The work that we have done and what it has entailed speaks for itself, whether or not we are being judged."

With more than 99% of the votes already counted, and the ANC failing to get an outright majority, the country is set for a coalition government.

The governing party has also lost power in KwaZulu-Natal and their support in Gauteng has dropped to a projected 35%.

With just 40% of the national vote, the ANC is faced with the daunting task of finding a suitable coalition partner.