In-depth coverage from BBC News Online of the issues and personalities in South Africa's second democratic elections:

ANC victorious
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".

• Thabo the conqueror
• Mbeki's victory speech
• Democratic Party back from wilderness

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The day in pictures
South Africans braved long queues on 2 June to cast their votes in the country's second multi-racial elections.

• The elections on the Web
• Flashback: South Africa's new dawn

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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.

• Thabo Mbeki: A president in waiting
• Viewpoint: Youth put sex before politics
• The disapora: Waiting for change
• The Winnie factor

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Taking stock of the Rainbow Nation
Greg Barrow travels across South Africa on the eve of the vote to assess the mood.

• Overmighty ANC?
• Eyewitness: The crime crisis
• Education: A hard promise to keep
• The economy: Much to be done