{
  "id": 17034076,
  "title": "Home Affairs extends operating hours ahead of November 4 elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/home-affairs-extends-operating-hours-ahead-of-november-4-elections",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T07:53:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-10-29-home-affairs-extends-operating-hours-ahead-of-november-4-elections/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Home Affairs offices will operate from 8am to 6pm from November 2 to 4, and until 9pm on election day, to help voters access the documents required to vote.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "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."
}