The African National Congress and the Democratic Alliance will put aside their decades-long rivalry to work together.
South Africa's main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance , says it has agreed a deal with the governing African National Congress to form a government of national unity.
Despite the bitter history, DA leader John Steenhuisen said the deal was a "new chapter in our history". Mr Steenhuisen said: "Through the votes the country has made it clear that they do not want one party to dominate our society."
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