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  "id": 14452862,
  "title": "IEC approves 2.6 million special vote applications, up 131% from 2021",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/iec-approves-2-6-million-special-vote-applications-up-131-from-2021",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T12:48:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-10-14-iec-approves-26-million-special-vote-applications-up-131-from-2021/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The IEC has approved 2.6 million special vote applications ahead of the local government elections, with special voting scheduled for November 2 and 3 across South Africa.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Watch: IEC provides special vote application outcomes and election readiness update",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/watch-iec-provides-special-vote-application-outcomes-and-election",
        "published": "2026-10-14T10:57:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Special vote applications increased by 131% from 2021 LGE: IEC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/special-vote-applications-increased-by-131-from-2021-lge-iec",
        "published": "2026-10-14T15:04:12.000Z"
      }
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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."
}