{
  "id": 17774338,
  "title": "KZN 2026 Elections: Premier Ntuli confident as Special Votes begin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/kzn-2026-elections-premier-ntuli-confident-as-special-votes-begin",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-02T08:57:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/2026-11-02-kzn-2026-elections-premier-ntuli-confident-as-special-votes-begin/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli says the province is ready for the local government elections, with special voting under way and security plans in place for 165 high-risk voting stations.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}