Since the fall of apartheid, the Republic of South Africa is known as a country that proclaims the protection of all minorities living in the country. In 1994, there was a major change in South African society in comparison to previous political development. The politics of apartheid was officially refused and new liberal democratic Constitution was implemented. This new Constitution guarantee rights to all members of the society without any exclusion. However, the reality is rather different from the ideals defined in the Constitution. The history of last twenty years (1994-2014) has shown that there are very significant new cleavages (conflicts lines) in the society of Republic of South Africa. What it is possible to observe nowadays is a shift from the conflict line black versus white people to the conflict line majority vs. minorities. Undoubtedly, the racial aspects are still very important but it is obvious that since 1994 there is a rise of new challenges regarding the status of minorities in the society. The aim of this study is to describe these new cleavages that appear in the society of Republic of South Africa. Special attention will be headed to the sexual (LGBT) and religious minorities. In last two decades, there have been cases of the various attacks on these minorities. What can be observed in post-apartheid South Africa is the rise of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and the hate of LGBTs. The examples of concrete events will be used in order to explain the discussed trends and phenomena. In terms of methodology, this article shall be seen as a preliminary study and survey. Thus, descriptions of the discussed issues shall be the main method that is used. The available primary and secondary sources of literature will be studied and analyzed. As the topic of this article is very contemporary, most of the thesis cannot be confronted with the conclusions of other authors. It is also necessary to emphasize that the described trends cannot be considered as having been completed yet, thus the presented conclusions cannot be understood as definitive. The basic method of research is qualitative research with regard to the analysis and interpretation of the available quantitative data. The historical research methods will be used. The achieved results shall be confronted with the existing theories related to the cleavages in society (especially the works of Seymour M. Lipset and Stein Rokkan). In conclusion, it shall be stated whether the new cleavages in the society of Republic of South Africa can be considered as more dynamic than the traditional ones.
