{
  "id": 13936304,
  "title": "ANC tells ConCourt IEC’s ‘Submit as Final’ button is not mandatory",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/anc-tells-concourt-iecs-submit-as-final-button-is-not-mandatory",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T10:35:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/politics/2026-10-12-anc-tells-concourt-iec-s-submit-as-final-button-is-not-mandatory/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The ANC has told the Constitutional Court that the IEC already had records of its 181 candidate nominations before the deadline, arguing that clicking the 'Submit as Final' button is not a legal requirement.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "ANC tells ConCourt it complied with all IEC’s statutory requirements",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/anc-tells-concourt-it-complied-with-all-iecs-statutory-requirements",
        "published": "2026-10-12T09:25:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}