In the past several years, the dominance of the African National Congress (ANC) has strained South Africa’s democracy and tested its institutions. Within that context, the authors of this collection offer a detailed assessment of the health of the country’s political party system. CONTENTS: Foreword― Holger Dix. - Preface― K. Motlanthe. - Introduction― H. Thuynsma. - Whither the ANC's Dominance? Waning Electoral Dominance, Rising Hegemonic Dominance― N. de Jager and A. Parkin. - The Need to Reform the Electoral System in South Africa: A Constitutional Engineering Perspective― A. Venter. - Women, the Electoral System, and Political Parties― Y. Sadie. - Political Parties and Political Leadership: Sowing Reconciliation or Divisions?― K. Miti. - Do Political Parties Still Shift Public Opinion?― M. Harris, S. Fleetwood, and A. Squara. - Securing Their Future: Using Election Campaigns to Safeguard the Party System― H. Thuynsma. - Political Parties and Their Capacity to Provide Parliamentary Oversight― D.M. Chirwa and P. Ntliziywana. - ANC Hegemony: Social and Economic Ramifications for South Africa― R. Naidu and S. Narsiah. - The ANC and South Africa's Foreign Policy and Diplomacy― S. Zondi. - Moving South Africa Forward ... ?― H. Thuynsma. Heather Thuynsma is adjunct assistant professor in the Political Sciences Department at the University of Pretoria.