📅 27 April 1994
The first democratic national election took place from 26 to 29 April, with 27 April the main public voting day and the date later marked as Freedom Day. For the first time, the Black majority and...
📅 6 May 1994
The official results showed the ANC won 62.65 percent of valid votes and 252 of 400 National Assembly seats. It had a clear majority but fell short of the two-thirds threshold needed to adopt a...
📅 10 May 1994
Mandela was sworn in at the Union Buildings in Pretoria after the first universal-suffrage election. The ceremony followed a long liberation struggle and the transfer of formal power to a government...
📅 14 April 2004
The third national election under universal suffrage took place on 14 April. The ANC won 69.69 percent of National Assembly votes and 279 seats. The election gave the governing party a stronger...
📅 23 February 2024
The Presidency formally proclaimed 29 May 2024 as the date for national and provincial elections after consultation with the Independent Electoral Commission. The election would be the first...
