The ruling party had received 746 043 votes out of the 1 209 482 votes counted so far.
The Democratic Alliance had taken 295 565 votes and the Congress of the People 83 407 votes.
The Freedom Front Plus nudged the Inkatha Freedom Party a notch down by taking 18 061 votes ahead of the IFP's 12 934.
In the provincial legislature, the ANC took 893 443 votes compared to its nearest rival the DA who had 308 262. Cope had 99 973 votes, the IFP 19 859 and FF Plus had 18 604. A total of 1 403 235 provincial ballots have been counted.
A total of 5 555 159 voters were registered in the province.
A video of a boy being forced by his parents to run almost naked in the snow has sparked an uproar.
Cosatu met with the Public Protector to discuss its numerous complaints against Premier Helen Zille.
Marine ruins have been discovered by builders working at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.
