The inauguration of South Africa's president-elect will take place on May 24 following the May 7 elections, the authorities announced on Wednesday.

The inauguration will take place at the Nelson Mandela Amphitheatre, Union Buildings in Pretoria, acting minister in the presidency Nathi Mthethwa said.

The ceremony will follow the election of the president-elect by Parliament, which is anticipated to take place on May 21 at the first sitting of the fifth Parliament in the National Assembly in Cape Town, after the swearing-in of new members of Parliament and the election of the Speaker and deputy Speaker, Mthethwa said.

The first sitting of the fifth Parliament will be convened in terms of section 51 of the Constitution by the Chief Justice of the Republic, Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng. The Chief Justice will also preside over the election of the Speaker in terms of section 52 of the Constitution.

Last year, President Jacob Zuma appointed an Inter-Ministerial Committee to plan for the inauguration ceremony.

"We are satisfied with the progress made thus far. The logistical arrangements are proceeding well and we look forward to an exciting and successful inauguration ceremony," said Mthethwa.

South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) is poised to win a two-thirds majority in the elections, according to the latest survey published by Sunday Times newspaper on Sunday.

Despite the Nkandla scandal, Zuma, who is also the ANC's president, is set to secure a second term. In accordance with South Africa's constitution, the leader of a political party which wins the general elections is to become the country's president.

Zuma has been embroiled in the Nkandla scandal in which he is accused of being involved in the abuse of public funds worth 245 million rand (about 23 million US dollars) in the renovation of his private home in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal Province.

The ANC, South Africa's ruling party since 1994, has admitted to irregularities in the project, but insists that Zuma has not been found guilty of impropriety, maladministration or corruption.