A woman casts her vote at a polling station in Atteridgeville, Pretoria, South Africa, on Aug. 3, 2016. The 2016 municipal elections kicked off on Wednesday, with polling stations, except for a very few, around the country officially opened. With 26.3 million registered voters due to cast their ballots at 22,612 voting stations countrywide, this election promises to attract one of the highest voter turnout numbers since democracy. (Xinhua)