Part 1 The first five years of government: the executive/cabinet/GNU, Yvonne Muthien; the legislature - assembly and senate, Khetla Shubane; provincial government, 1994-99, David Pottie; voter preference and change, Robert Mattes. Part 2 Parties in government: the ANC, Tom Lodge; the NP, Willie Breytenbach; the IFP, Gerhard Mare. Part 3 Parties in opposition and campaign: the DP, David Welsh; the FF/CP, Janis Grobelaar and Ricard Humphries; the PAC, Azapo, UDM, Sipho Maseko; the others, Jesica Piombo. Part 4 Election '99: the media, Sean Jacobs; gender dimensions, Amanda Gouws; the results, Andrew Reynolds.