{
  "id": 15368899,
  "title": "Holomisa welcomes ConCourt ruling on excluded party candidate lists",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/holomisa-welcomes-concourt-ruling-on-excluded-party-candidate-lists",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T07:05:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/holomisa-welcomes-concourt-ruling-on-excluded-party-candidate-lists/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "United Democratic Movement (UDM) leader Bantu Holomisa has expressed satisfaction with the Constitutional Court's recent judgment, which permitted the African National Congress (ANC) and other political parties to resubmit their excluded candidate lists for the upcoming local government elections. The ruling has led to the reinstatement of disqualified candidates in six municipalities. Holomisa stated to the SABC during UDM campaigning at Nelson Mandela Bay Metro that the party welcomes the court's decision and the Independent Electoral Commission's (IEC) allowance for affected parties to submit their candidate lists. He emphasized that while the judgment initially appeared to target only the ANC, the court's ruling sets a precedent, granting accommodations to other parties in similar situations.",
  "summary": "The ruling has reinstated previously disqualified candidates across six municipalities",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "ConCourt ruling has invigorated ANC’s campaign: Ramaphosa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/concourt-ruling-has-invigorated-ancs-campaign-ramaphosa",
        "published": "2026-10-17T19:23:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}