Since South Africans enjoy (true) Democracy, the political climate has, mostly, been one of unity, or better said consensus: as the NYT puts it “essentially a one-party system”; the only part of true relevance is the African National Congress.
The party delivered first Nelson Mandela and after that current SA President Thabo Mbeki -> again, (mostly) in a spirit of true unity.
All the controversy surrounding Jacob Zuma, however, seems to be causing the first true ideological, or perhaps better said political, struggle within the ANC. According to some, Mbeki and Zuma do not speak to each other any longer.
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