| Mandela steps down as Mbeki steps in |
Nelson Mandela, who led South Africa from apartheid to democracy, stepped down from public office Wednesday as Thabo Mbeki, his hand-picked successor, was sworn in as president.
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Mandela takes a bow on the world stage
CNN's Charlayne Hunter-Gault on the legacy
and uncertain future of Nelson Mandela.
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Truth heals and divides
Has the truth commission set South Africa free? A report from SABC Correspondent Kim Cloete.
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Back in time
Township tours offer glimpse of 'Mandela's country.'
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Pre-election News and Analysis
Little suspense but much at stake
This election is what some observers are calling South Africa's first "real" election -- the 1994 poll being seen as more of a "miracle."
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Crime, violence take a deadly toll
South Africa's soaring crime rate is item No. 1 on voters' minds.
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Analysis:
The electoral system works -- for now
As South Africa prepares for its second all-race election, observers wonder if changes are needed.
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From TIME.com
The Beleaguered Country |
Crime stalks South Africa's road from apartheid, sapping much-needed confidence in the country and putting many whites to flight.
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 CNN Johannesburg Bureau Chief Charlayne Hunter-Gault reports that the elections went smoothly
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 South Africa: From Triumph to Transition -- A CNN International special report
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 CNN's Charlayne Hunter-Gault profiles the man polls say will be South Africa's new president
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Voices of the Millennium: South Africa
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Reader's View:
"The party is over, Mandela was a fantastic host, now it is up to us to decide if we want to help the new owner of the house do the clean up, or we sit in the mess like the
others in Africa, or we simply leave."
-- Julian Remba
South African election message board
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