{
  "id": 12123716,
  "title": "LGE 2026: ANC, DA face metro battles as MK leads in eThekwini",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/lge-2026-anc-da-face-metro-battles-as-mk-leads-in-ethekwini",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T09:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/the-star/2026-10-05-lge-2026-anc-da-face-metro-battles-as-mk-leads-in-ethekwini/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "With the November 4 local government elections just over a month away, the ANC, DA and MK face closely contested races in several major metros, with fragmented support making coalition outcomes uncertain.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}