From 7am on Wednesday over 23-million registered voters will go to over 20 000 polling stations to choose a representative at local government level.
Danish director Lars von Trier said Wednesday he sympathised "a little bit" with Adolf Hitler at the Cannes film festival.
Patagonia is known for its rugged mountains and glaciers but an innovative group of winemakers are hoping to add wine to the list.
Fifa president Sepp Blatter insisted on Tuesday that the future of world football’s governing body was dependant on his re-election to a fourth term.
Annual headline inflation came in softer than expected in April, boosting views of analysts who expect interest rates to remain on hold through 2011.
The ANC’s preferred candidate for mayor of Johannesburg, Parks Tau, and the DA’s mayoral candidate for the city, Mmusi Maimane, share their thoughts.
In its electioneering the DA has argued that Cape Town illustrates a superior delivery model.
US lawmakers have invited Apple, Facebook and Google to attend a hearing on mobile phones and privacy on Thursday.
Cope co-founder Mbhazima Shilowa on Tuesday denied rumours that he was planning to leave the party and rejoin the African National Congress.
When other doctors fled, 72-year-old Kyohei Takahashi stayed, and hundreds of patients in the town near a crippled nuclear plant will never forget.