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  "id": 17767020,
  "title": "546 parties, 137,000 candidates and a troubled local government system: Ramaphosa warns of corruption",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/546-parties-137-000-candidates-and-a-troubled-local-government-system",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T07:52:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-11-02-546-parties-137000-candidates-and-a-troubled-local-government-system-ramaphosa-warns-of-corruption/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ramaphosa warned that the elections must not be undermined by violence, intimidation or political interference, particularly amid a history of killings and violent disputes linked to competition for power and access to municipal resources.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Ramaphosa admits corruption and patronage have eroded trust in municipalities ahead of elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/ramaphosa-admits-corruption-and-patronage-have-eroded-trust-in",
        "published": "2026-11-02T08:32:55.000Z"
      }
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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."
}