{
  "id": 17796917,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T12:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/2026-11-02-cape-town-special-voting-gets-off-to-a-rocky-start-as-ballot-papers-run-short/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Special voting in the Cape Metro was delayed at 217 stations after ward ballots were delivered late, while some voters in Kraaifontein were advised to return on Tuesday.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-11-02T11:02:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}