{
  "id": 17732564,
  "title": "Prof Booysen: Coalitions are here to stay, but voters are going in blind",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/prof-booysen-coalitions-are-here-to-stay-but-voters-are-going-in-blind",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-02T02:02:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Moneyweb",
    "slug": "moneyweb",
    "url": "https://www.moneyweb.co.za/moneyweb-podcasts/the-ballot-sheet-with-ray-mahlaka/prof-booysen-coalitions-are-here-to-stay-but-voters-are-going-in-blind/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Political scientist Professor Susan Booysen explains why fragmentation and the ANC’s decline will push coalition numbers higher post the 4 November local government elections.",
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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."
}