{
  "id": 16190560,
  "title": "eThekwini councillor absences raise questions over oversight and accountability",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/ethekwini-councillor-absences-raise-questions-over-oversight-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T12:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/dailynews/news/2026-10-23-ethekwini-councillor-absences-raise-questions-over-oversight-and-accountability/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Municipal records reviewed by the dailynews. co. za show two IFP councillors missed all 10 eThekwini council meetings between January and September 2026, while questions remain over leave approvals, enforcement and the cost of failed committee meetings.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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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."
}