{
  "id": 15882439,
  "title": "eThekwini mayoral candidates offer contrasting plans for municipal tenders",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/ethekwini-mayoral-candidates-offer-contrasting-plans-for-municipal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T11:08:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/lge2026/2026-10-21-ethekwini-mayoral-candidates-offer-contrasting-plans-for-municipal-tenders/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "eThekwini mayoral candidates and party representatives have proposed scrapping, reforming or bringing essential services in-house as they set out their plans for the 2026 local government elections",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}