{
  "id": 15874482,
  "title": "EThekwini mayoral candidates clash over municipal billing crisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/ethekwini-mayoral-candidates-clash-over-municipal-billing-crisis",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T09:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-10-21-ethekwini-mayoral-candidates-clash-over-municipal-billing-crisis/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "eThekwini mayoral hopefuls faced tough questions at an IOL Town Hall Debate on Wednesday, addressing the city's water crisis, sewage failures, electricity disruptions, billing complaints and plans for their first 100 days in office.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}