{
  "id": 13091110,
  "title": "Court rules Mbalula unlawfully removed Lungisa from ANC election list",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/court-rules-mbalula-unlawfully-removed-lungisa-from-anc-election-list",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-10-09-court-rules-mbalula-unlawfully-removed-lungisa-from-anc-election-list/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula acted unlawfully and unconstitutionally when he removed Andile Lungisa from the party’s Nelson Mandela Bay list hours before the deadline, the Johannesburg High Court has ruled.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Court rules Lungisa’s removal from ANC PR list is unconstitutional",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/court-rules-lungisas-removal-from-anc-pr-list-is-unconstitutional",
        "published": "2026-10-09T10:21:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mail and Guardian",
        "title": "Court rules Lungisa’s removal from ANC candidate list unlawful",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/court-rules-lungisas-removal-from-anc-candidate-list-unlawful",
        "published": "2026-10-09T11:07:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
}