South Africa’s historic 27 April 1994 national election marked the end of more than three centuries of colonial and apartheid rule.
The period leading to the election was one of heightened political tension, with opponents of change working hard to derail the process through deadly violence.
Political scientist Kealeboga Maphunye asks Mandla Mchunu, first deputy secretary of the adjudication secretariat of the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa, about that moment.
