The African National Congress won a
crushing victory in South Africa's elections, but fell just short of its stated goal of a two-thirds majority. Thabo Mbeki pledged his party would govern "without arrogance and with a
deep sense of responsibility".
The Mandela years In his five years as President, Nelson Mandela has
probably achieved more than any government policy with his personal quest to promote reconciliation, writes Carolyn Dempster.