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  "id": 17794931,
  "title": "South Africa's splintering vote sets up multi-party battle for cities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/south-africas-splintering-vote-sets-up-multi-party-battle-for-cities",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T08:35:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nation Africa",
    "slug": "nation-africa",
    "url": "https://nation.africa/kenya/news/africa/south-africa-s-splintering-vote-sets-up-multi-party-battle-for-cities-5655118"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "Historically dominant ANC losing support as voters demand change and jobs.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/ramaphosa-and-khoza-urge-south-africans-to-vote-say-democracy-depends",
        "published": "2026-11-02T11:10:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Voting comes with a treat: Where South Africans can grab a free coffee this Election Day",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/voting-comes-with-a-treat-where-south-africans-can-grab-a-free-coffee",
        "published": "2026-11-02T11:28:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Ramaphosa urges South Africans to vote during PSL visit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/ramaphosa-urges-south-africans-to-vote-during-psl-visit",
        "published": "2026-11-02T13:21:47.000Z"
      }
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