Following a background report on Thabo Mbeki, South Africa's likely next president, Margaret Warner and guests discuss what challenges the new government will face. The South African ambassador discusses the election results. The candidates for the South African presidency . The South African electoral process . The Truth and Consequences Commission issues apartheid report.
Regional experts discuss the democratic transition in South Africa.
President Clinton's visit to South Africa. Complete NewsHour coverage of Africa. Thabo Mbeki, diplomat, soldier, and as a result of today's election, the next president of South Africa. He spent his life working for the African National Congress, the anti-apartheid movement which is knew the country's dominant political party. He'll be taking over from one of the most popular world leaders, Nelson Mandela.