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There was rapturous applause and cheers when the ANC announced that Jacob Zuma had retained the position of party presidency.
He beat off his sole challenger Kgalema Motlanthe by a large margin.
The ANC's electoral commission says of the 3 977 votes cast, Zuma received 2 983 votes.
Motlanthe, who pundits say will be out in the political wilderness after not accepting the nomination for party deputy president, received 991 votes.
Two votes were spoilt and there was one abstention.
The position of ANC deputy president when to billionaire businessman Cyril Ramaphosa.
