Parties
Parliamentary
- Tripartite Alliance
- Multi-Party Charter For South Africa
- uMkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation)
- Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
- Patriotic Alliance
- United Democratic Movement
- Rise Mzansi
- Build One South Africa
- African Transformation Movement
- Al Jama-ah (The Congregation)
- National Coloured Congress
- Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
- United Africans Transformation
- Good
Extraparliamentary
- Abantu Batho Congress
- African People's Convention
- United Christian Democratic Party
- Plaaslike Besorgde Inwoners (Concerned Local Residents)
- Bolsheviks Party of South Africa
- United Independent Movement
- African Democratic Change
- Better Residents Association
- Azanian People's Organisation
- Democratic Liberal Congress
- International Revelation Congress
- Power of Africans Unity
- Afrikan Alliance of Social Democrats
- Africa Restoration Alliance
- Minority Front
- People's Revolutionary Movement
- Cape Independence Party
- Nasionale Konserwatiewe Party van Suid-Afrika (National Conservative Party of South Africa)
- Agang South Africa (Let Us Build South Africa)
- Capitalist Party of South Africa
- National Freedom Party
- African Independent Congress
- Congress of the People
Historical
- Independent Democrats (2003 - 2014)
- Federale Alliansie (Federal Alliance) (1998 - 2007)
- Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging (Afrikaner Unity Movement) (1998 - 2003)
- Nuwe Nasionale Party (New National Party) (1997 - 2005)
- Nasionale Party (National Party) (1990 - 1997)
- Demokratiese Party (Democratic Party) (1989 - 2000)
- Konserwatiewe Party van Suid-Afrika (Conservative Party of South Africa) (1982 - 2004)
- Progressiewe Federale Party (Progressive Federal Party) (1977 - 1989)
- New Republic Party (1977 - 1988)
- Suid-Afrikaanse Party (South African Party) (1977 - 1980)
- Arbeidersparty van Suid-Afrika (Labour Party of South Africa) (1969 - 1994)
- Nasionale Unie (National Union) (1960 - 1966)
- Progressiewe Party (Progressive Party) (1959 - 1975)
- Nasionale Party (National Party) (1948 - 1990)
- Verenigde Party (United Party) (1934 - 1977)
- Dominion Party (1934-1948)
- Nasionale Party (National Party) (1914 - 1948)
- Suid-Afrikaanse Arbeidersparty (South African Labour Party) (1910 - 1958)
- Suid-Afrikaanse Party (South African Party) (1910-1934)
- Unionist Party (1910-1920)
- South African Party (Cape Colony) (1896-1910)
- Progressive Party (Cape Colony) (1890-1910)
List of People
Pre-Union National Leaders
- Jan van Riebeeck (Cape Colony, 1652-1662)
- Cecil Rhodes (Cape Colony, 1890-1896)
- Nicolaas Waterboer (West Griqualand, 1852-1896)
- Shaka Zulu (Zululand, 1816-1828)
- Cetshwayo (Zululand, 1873-1879)
- Frederick Moor (Natal, 1906-1910)
- Paul Kruger (Transvaal, 1883-1900)
- M.T. Steyn (Oranje, 1896-1902)
State Presidents of South Africa
- C.R. Swart (1961-1967) ( National Party)
- Tom Naudé (1967-1968) ( National Party)
- Jim Fouché (1968-1975) ( National Party)
- File:Apartheid.png Jan De Klerk (1975, Acting) ( National Party)
- Nico Diederichs (1975-1978) ( National Party)
- Marais Vijoen (1978, Acting) ( National Party)
- John Vorster (1978-1979) ( National Party)
- Marais Vijoen (1979-1984 ) ( National Party)
Prior to P. W. Botha's presidency, the position of state president was largely ceremonial until the offices of president and prime minister were merged in 1984
- Pieter Botha (1984-1989) ( National Party)
- Chris Heunis (1989, Acting) ( National Party)
- Frederik Willem de Klerk (1989-1994) ( National Party)
Prime Ministers of South Africa
- Louis Botha (1910-1919) ( South African Party)
- Jan Smuts (1919-1924) ( South African Party)
- James Hertzog (1924-1939) (File:UnitedParty.png United Party)[1]
- Jan Smuts (1939-1948) (File:UnitedParty.png United Party)
- Daniel Malan (1948-1954) ( National Party)
- Johannes Strijdom (1954-1958) ( National Party)
- Hendrik Verwoerd (1958-1966) ( National Party)
- John Vorster (1966-1978) ( National Party)
- Pieter Botha (178-1984) ( National Party)
Post-Apartheid South Africa
Presidents
- Nelson Mandela ( ANC, 1994-1999)
- Thabo Mbeki ( ANC, 1999-2008)
- Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri ( ANC, 2008)[2]
- Kgalema Motlanthe ( ANC, 2008-2009)
- Jacob Zuma ( ANC, 2009-2018)
- Cyril Ramaphosa ( ANC, 2018-)
Deputy Presidents
- Frederik Willem de Klerk (1994-1996)
- Thabo Mbeki (1994-1999)
- Jacob Zuma (1999-2005)
- Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (2005-2008)
- Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile (2008-2009)
- Kgalema Motlanthe (2009-2014)
- Cyril Ramaphosa (2014-2018)
- David Mabuza (2018-2023)
- Paul Mashatile (2023-)
Leaders of the Opposition
- De Villiers Graaff (1956-1977)
- Andries Treurnicht (1987-1993)
- Tony Leon (1999-2007)
- Mmusi Maimane (2014-2019)
- John Steenhuisen (2019-)