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  "title": "Will South Africa remain in ANC hands?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/will-south-africa-remain-in-anc-hands",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T22:00:00.000Z",
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  "summary": "As South Africans head to the polls, the ANC faces its toughest local government test amid rising service delivery challenges, surging opposition parties, and the looming reality of coalition rule across major metros.",
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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."
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