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  "id": 13120623,
  "title": "Cape Town cracks down on illegal election posters ahead of LGE",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/cape-town-cracks-down-on-illegal-election-posters-ahead-of-lge",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/the-star/2026-10-09-cape-town-cracks-down-on-illegal-election-posters-ahead-of-lge/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Political parties and independent candidates have 48 hours to remove non-compliant posters in Cape Town or face removal costs of up to R1 426 for mounting devices.",
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        "published": "2026-10-09T02:52:10.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/much-still-needs-fixing-in-kugompo-and-makana-eastern-cape-ahead-of-4",
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/smaller-parties-set-out-plans-to-reshape-cape-town-ahead-of-local",
        "published": "2026-10-09T08:00:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}