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  "id": 17796918,
  "title": "IN PICS: Special voting begins ahead of South Africa’s 2026 municipal elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/in-pics-special-voting-begins-ahead-of-south-africas-2026-municipal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T12:24:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/sunday-tribune/news/2026-11-02-in-pics-special-voting-begins-ahead-of-south-africas-2026-municipal-elections/"
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  "summary": "Special voting has begun ahead of South Africa’s 2026 local government elections, with the IEC approving 2,655,067 applications — 131% more than in 2021.",
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