{
  "id": 14941725,
  "title": "DA defends Cape Town candidate after video appears to show assault of former wife",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/da-defends-cape-town-candidate-after-video-appears-to-show-assault-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T11:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/weekend-argus/news/2026-10-16-da-defends-cape-town-candidate-after-video-appears-to-show-assault-of-former-wife/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The DA says ward 108 candidate Rudi Stevens has changed and campaigned against gender-based violence after footage appearing to show him assaulting his former wife resurfaced. Critics are demanding answers about the party’s vetting process.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/wet-weekend-ahead-for-cape-town-as-temperatures-dip",
        "published": "2026-10-16T07:53:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Cape Town’s future must belong to all its residents",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/cape-towns-future-must-belong-to-all-its-residents",
        "published": "2026-10-16T09:00:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}