بحلول انتخابات 1999، أمكن لحزب المؤتمر الوطني الأفريقي أن يتباهى بسياساته، حيث تم ربط 3 ملايين شخص بخطوط الهاتف والتحق 1.5 مليون طفل بنظام التعليم، وتم تشييد أو ترقية 500 عيادات وتوصيل من 2 مليون شخص بشبكة الكهرباء وإيصال المياه إلى 3 ملايين شخص، وتشييد 750،000 منزل وإسكان ما يقرب من 3 ملايين شخص.
By the 1999 election, the ANC could boast that due to their policies, 3 million people were connected to telephone lines, 1.5 million children were brought into the education system, 500 clinics were upgraded or constructed, 2 million people were connected to the electricity grid, water access was extended to 3 million people, and 750,000 houses were constructed, housing nearly 3 million people.