{
  "id": 14483977,
  "title": "Can eThekwini’s mayoral candidates fix the city’s water and billing crisis?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/can-ethekwinis-mayoral-candidates-fix-the-citys-water-and-billing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/thepost/news/2026-10-14-can-ethekwinis-mayoral-candidates-fix-the-citys-water-and-billing-crisis/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "With three weeks to go before South Africa’s 2026 local government elections, eThekwini mayoral candidates from the MK Party, Democratic Liberal Congress and ActionSA outline their plans for water, infrastructure, accountability and economic recovery.",
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  "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."
}