{
  "id": 12571338,
  "title": "Parties urged to field more women as men dominate local polls lists",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/parties-urged-to-field-more-women-as-men-dominate-local-polls-lists",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T07:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/the-star/2026-10-07-parties-urged-to-field-more-women-as-men-dominate-local-polls-lists/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Men account for 62% of the 136 790 certified candidates for South Africa’s 4 November local government elections, prompting calls for political parties to field more women and address intimidation in political spaces.",
  "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."
}