Is the country on the brink of collapse? Today South Africans turn out for a general election, and the party which has ruled the country for 30 years could finally lose power.
Mandela legacy at risk as South Africa votes
Father of the nation: 10 years after his death, Nelson Mandela’s ANC party has become a byword for corruption. Glossary
Racist - Believing that a person's skin colour makes them better than others.
Apartheid - A system of legally-enshrined racial discrimination and oppression which existed in South Africa from 1948 until the 1990s. It denied non-white South Africans basic human rights.
Corruption - When someone abuses their power for personal gain. It often involves bribery.
Election - A vote in which someone is chosen to represent a group of people.