{
  "id": 15859752,
  "title": "WATCH: IOL town hall debate puts eThekwini’s leadership and service delivery under scrutiny",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/watch-iol-town-hall-debate-puts-ethekwinis-leadership-and-service",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T07:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-10-21-watch-iol-town-hall-debate-puts-ethekwinis-leadership-and-service-delivery-under-scrutiny/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mayoral candidates from political parties contesting eThekwini will outline their priorities at IOL’s Town Hall Debate, presenting their plans for addressing service delivery challenges and improving municipal governance ahead of election day.",
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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."
}