{
  "id": 17643504,
  "title": "IEC deploys 127,000 officials as over 2.6 million South Africans prepare to cast special votes ahead of elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/iec-deploys-127-000-officials-as-over-2-6-million-south-africans",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T16:57:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-11-01-iec-deploys-127000-officials-as-over-26-million-south-africans-prepare-to-cast-special-votes-ahead-of-elections/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "More than 2.6 million South Africans are approved to cast special votes on November 2 and 3 as the IEC deploys 127,000 officials and warns against intimidation ahead of Wednesday's local government elections.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "More than 50 million votes cast in US midterm elections: What does it mean?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/more-than-50-million-votes-cast-in-us-midterm-elections-what-does-it",
        "published": "2026-11-01T13:32:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}