{
  "id": 12102238,
  "title": "ANC races to ConCourt as candidate-list crisis opens door for rivals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/anc-races-to-concourt-as-candidate-list-crisis-opens-door-for-rivals",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T07:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-10-05-anc-races-to-concourt-as-candidate-list-crisis-opens-door-for-rivals/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The party missed the August deadline to submit candidates in six municipalities, including the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}