{
  "id": 14212761,
  "title": "McKenzie hits back at Simmers over alleged drug and cash vote-buying in George",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/mckenzie-hits-back-at-simmers-over-alleged-drug-and-cash-vote-buying",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capeargus/news/2026-10-13-mckenzie-hits-back-at-simmers-over-alleged-drug-and-cash-vote-buying-in-george/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie has threatened legal action against DA Western Cape leader Tertuis Simmers over unverified allegations that voters were given tik or cash during recent George by-elections.",
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "McKenzie rejects Simmers’ allegations of tik and cash being offered in George",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/mckenzie-rejects-simmers-allegations-of-tik-and-cash-being-offered-in",
        "published": "2026-10-13T12:58:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}