South Africa unveils a government of national unity but the country still faces many key challenges.
South Africa once again has a national unity government, 30 years after a similar deal helped stabilise the transition to full democracy from a nation divided by the racist system of apartheid.
As of Friday afternoon, much of the detail still needs to be filled in. And it is still possible that ANC breakaway parties that have not joined the unity government could try to influence events from the outside. At that time the ANC reached across the divide from a position of strength. Now it is doing so from a position of political necessity.
Derek Hanekom, who was an ANC member of South Africa's original national unity government, believes the differences are sometimes overemphasised. They had been concerned by the radical left-wing policies of the ANC’s more natural allies, the EFF and MK. It's possible either or both parties might make efforts to disrupt proceedings in the weeks and months ahead.
But some believe sharing power poses a threat for the party - and could embolden its opponents outside the deal.
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