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  "id": 17789070,
  "title": "Voting chaos hits Cape Town as missing ballots disrupt 217 stations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/voting-chaos-hits-cape-town-as-missing-ballots-disrupt-217-stations",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T11:02:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/elections/voting-chaos-hits-cape-town-as-missing-ballots-disrupt-217-stations/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Voting could be delayed in 33 wards because ballot papers were not printed and delivered on time.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Cape Town special voting gets off to a rocky start as ballot papers run short",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/cape-town-special-voting-gets-off-to-a-rocky-start-as-ballot-papers",
        "published": "2026-11-02T12:45:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}