{
  "id": 14167905,
  "title": "The DA is the only party that can beat the MK Party to secure the eThekwini metro, provided voters not ‘waste’ votes on smaller parties, says DA KZN chairperson",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/the-da-is-the-only-party-that-can-beat-the-mk-party-to-secure-the",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T09:34:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/politics/2026-10-13-the-da-is-the-only-party-that-can-beat-the-mk-party-to-secure-the-ethekwini-metro-provided-voters-not-waste-votes-on-smaller-parties-says-da-kzn-chairperson/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The DA has warned voters in eThekwini not to waste their ballots on small parties, arguing that only the official opposition has the numbers to prevent an MK Party takeover.",
  "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."
}