{
  "id": 17804440,
  "title": "Special voting: 2.65 million approved as ballot delays hit Cape Metro stations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/special-voting-2-65-million-approved-as-ballot-delays-hit-cape-metro",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T13:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capetimes/2026-11-02-special-voting-265-million-approved-as-ballot-delays-hit-cape-metro-stations/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "More than 2.65 million South African voters have been approved for special voting ahead of the November 4 local government elections. In the Western Cape, ballot-delivery delays affected the opening of some Cape Metro voting stations, while the IEC says approved voters have until 5pm on Tuesday, November 3, to cast their ballots.",
  "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."
}