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  "id": 15402926,
  "title": "ANC will not name mayoral candidates before 4 November local elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/anc-will-not-name-mayoral-candidates-before-4-november-local-elections",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T11:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capetimes/news/2026-10-18-anc-will-not-name-mayoral-candidates-before-4-november-local-elections/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "ANC head of elections Mdumiseni Ntuli says the party will not announce mayoral candidates before South Africa’s 4 November local elections, fearing disappointment could cause internal fallout.",
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        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "ANC drops plan to announce mayoral candidates before local elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/anc-drops-plan-to-announce-mayoral-candidates-before-local-elections",
        "published": "2026-10-18T13:05:00.000Z"
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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."
}