This collection examines the nature, scope and prospects for political opposition under African National Congress political dominance.

Opposition in South Africa - issues and problems, Roger Southall; the electoral system and opposition parties in South Africa, David Pottie; opposition in the new South African parliament, Lia Nijzink; race, democracy and opposition in South African politics - as other way as possible, Gerhard Mare; the politics of adaptation and equivocation - race, class and opposition in 20th-century South Africa, Paul Maylam; reflections on the politics of minorities, race and opposition in contemporary South Africa, Ivor Sarakinsky; democracy, power and patronage -debate and opposition within the ANC and the tripartite alliance since 1994, Dale McKinley; political alliances and parliamentary opposition in post-apartheid South Africa, Adam Habib and Rupert Taylor; white political parties and democratic consolidation in South Africa, Eddie Maloka; cynicism at the grassroots? political opposition in Kwazakele township, Port Elizabeth, Janet Cherry; conclusion - emergent perspectives on opposition in South Africa, Roger Southall.