{
  "id": 15281125,
  "title": "ConCourt ruling has invigorated ANC’s campaign: Ramaphosa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/concourt-ruling-has-invigorated-ancs-campaign-ramaphosa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T19:23:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/1169561-2/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the Constitutional Court's recent ruling permitting 181 of the party's candidates to contest six municipalities in the upcoming local government election has significantly boosted the ANC's electoral efforts. The ruling overturned an earlier decision by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) that had excluded these candidates. Ramaphosa is actively campaigning for votes in Cape Town this weekend, having visited door-to-door in Athlone and addressed party members in Mfuleni. The ruling, he claims, has invigorated the party's campaign, energizing volunteers, leaders, and members nationwide, particularly in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Free State. The ANC leader will continue his campaign in Cape Town by attending a church service in Khayelitsha on Sunday, followed by door-to-door visits, a meeting with taxi associations, and a public gathering in the area.",
  "summary": "ConCourt ruled in favour of ANC who had challenged an Electoral Court ruling in favour of the IEC.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}