{
  "id": 16039055,
  "title": "Tempers, laughter and sharp exchanges as Cape Town mayoral candidates clash over housing at IOL 2026 Town Hall Debate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/tempers-laughter-and-sharp-exchanges-as-cape-town-mayoral-candidates",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T11:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/lge2026/2026-10-22-tempers-laughter-and-sharp-exchanges-as-cape-town-mayoral-candidates-clash-over-housing-at-iol-2026-town-hall-debate/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cape Town mayoral candidates clashed over housing, spatial inequality and the DA’s record at the IOL 2026 Town Hall Debate ahead of the November 4 local government elections.",
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      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/bellville-traders-take-city-of-cape-town-saps-and-anti-immigrant",
        "published": "2026-10-21T13:08:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}