{
  "id": 15585190,
  "title": "Mbalula returns to work after collapse, says he is ‘fit as a fiddle’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/mbalula-returns-to-work-after-collapse-says-he-is-fit-as-a-fiddle",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T08:07:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-10-19-mbalula-returns-to-work-after-collapse-says-he-is-fit-as-a-fiddle/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mbalula said the pressure of a seven-week legal battle over 181 excluded ANC candidates weighed heavily on him, as voters in six municipalities risked losing their preferred party option.",
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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."
}