{
  "id": 13119207,
  "title": "LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: High court orders ANC to reinstate Andile Lungisa after unlawful removal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/local-elections-2026-high-court-orders-anc-to-reinstate-andile",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T13:10:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-09-high-court-orders-anc-to-reinstate-andile-lungisa-after-unlawful-removal/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South African high court has ruled that the ANC must reinstate Andile Lungisa on its candidate list for Nelson Mandela Bay elections, following an unlawful removal. The decision comes shortly before the 4 November local government elections, with the ANC currently fighting the exclusion of 181 candidates in six municipalities by the Independent Electoral Commission. Lungisa, a mayoral hopeful, claimed he was removed after completing the internal selection process, contradicting the party's defense that he had not attended the vetting process. The court found the ANC failed to demonstrate Lungisa's non-attendance or establish Mbalula's authority to unilaterally remove his name. The ruling does not guarantee Lungisa's selection but requires the party to put him back on the candidate list through a supplementary proportional representation list after the elections.",
  "summary": "With elections less than a month away, the high court has ruled that the ANC’s removal of Andile Lungisa from its Nelson Mandela Bay candidate list is unlawful, ordering the party to reinstate his name and pay his legal costs.",
  "key_points": [
    "South African high court orders ANC to reinstate Andile Lungisa.",
    "ANC unlawfully removed Lungisa from candidate list for Nelson Mandela Bay elections.",
    "Court ruling ahead of 4 November local government elections."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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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."
}