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Mr Zuma secured 2,986 votes out of the 3,977 cast – making it a decisive victory against his long-time comrade and reluctant challenger, Kgalema Motlanthe.
Thousands dressed in the party’s colours of black, green and gold cheered “Zuma, Zuma”, others shouted “Phinda ‘Msholozi”, meaning “do it again “Msholozi'” – Zuma’s clan name.
Many delegates in Mangaung in Free State, where the party was founded 100 years ago, expected the president’s victory but opposition parties elsewhere were shocked by the result.
They questioned how the man who is currently being investigated for alleged misuse of millions of dollars in public funds for renovating his private home in Nkandla in KwaZulu Natal, had been given the chance to lead the country once more.
Main opposition leader Helen Zille, whose party snatched one of nine provinces from the ANC in the last election, a sign of growing dissatisfaction with the governing party, said Mr Zuma’s win was bad news for South Africa.
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