{
  "id": 15882443,
  "title": "‘Are you the messiah?’ EFF’s Hlengiwe Mkhaliphi puts DA on the spot over eThekwini promises",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/are-you-the-messiah-effs-hlengiwe-mkhaliphi-puts-da-on-the-spot-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T10:58:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-10-21-are-you-the-messiah-effs-hlengiwe-mkhaliphi-puts-da-on-the-spot-over-ethekwini-promises/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The gloves came off at the IOL eThekwini Town Hall Debate as EFF mayoral candidate Hlengiwe Mkhaliphi challenged the DA’s record in Cape Town, while Alicia Kissoon fired back over informal settlements, budget accountability and the insourcing of municipal workers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}