{
  "id": 16590481,
  "title": "Expelled DA councillor asks court to restore membership and protect Cape Town seat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/expelled-da-councillor-asks-court-to-restore-membership-and-protect",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T10:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capetimes/news/2026-10-26-expelled-da-councillor-asks-court-to-restore-membership-and-protect-cape-town-seat/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Expelled DA councillor AK Elyas wants the Western Cape High Court to restore his membership and prevent vacancies linked to his current and future Cape Town council positions from being filled.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "SACP demands action after Eastern Cape Councillor’s murder",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/sacp-demands-action-after-eastern-cape-councillors-murder",
        "published": "2026-10-26T09:02:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}