{
  "id": 10402888,
  "title": "Battle for Cape Town: Full list of parties, candidates and everything voters need to know | LGE 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/battle-for-cape-town-full-list-of-parties-candidates-and-everything",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-09-28-battle-for-cape-town-full-list-of-parties-candidates-and-everything-voters-need-to-know--lge-2026/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cape Town voters will choose ward and proportional-representation councillors on November 4, 2026. Here is a guide to the parties, candidates, ballots and voting rules.",
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        "outlet": "IOL",
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        "published": "2026-09-28T06:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "GroundUp",
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        "published": "2026-09-28T09:53:00.000Z"
      }
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}