In less than a week, voters across South Africa will head to the polls in the country's general election.
The opposition party, Congress of the People, claims it will win despite huge support for the ruling African
National Congress (ANC).
Before the vote, Al Jazeera is travelling across the country to find out which issues matter most - among is a
lack of basic services.
Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa travelled to the town of Klerksdorp to see how people are coping.
Nyasa Times "Minister of Women and Child Development Kate Kainja-Kaluluma has passed away in United Kingdom. “Indeed Hon Kate Kainja Kaluluma has died,” confirmed family friends in London. The 57-year-old minister was admitted to a North England hospital – York Hospital. Diplomatic sources at Malawi High Commission in London have said arrangements are being made to send her remains to Malawi. Kainja who was Dedza South West Constituency parliamentarian flew to United Kingdom for medical attention after a long-illness. She is survived by a husband, Emanuel Kaluluma and three children."