With the exception of the Weekly Mail and the New Nation, South Africa's press opposed Mandela's election, fearing continued ethnic strife, instead supporting the National or Democratic Party.
Coa excepción do Weekly Mail e do New Nation, a prensa surafricana opúxose á elección de Mandela, temendo que continuasen as loitas étnicas, e apoiaron no seu lugar ó Partido Nacional ou o Partido Democrático.