{
  "id": 14224949,
  "title": "Former eThekwini deputy mayor returns with loftier ambitions to take over control",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/former-ethekwini-deputy-mayor-returns-with-loftier-ambitions-to-take",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T14:33:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/politics/2026-10-13-former-ethekwini-deputy-mayor-returns-with-loftier-ambitions-to-take-over-control/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former eThekwini deputy mayor Philani Mavundla has launched a bid for the mayoral chain, pledging to tackle crumbling infrastructure and the metro's multi-billion rand water crisis.",
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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."
}