{
  "id": 17851949,
  "title": "South Africa Special Votes Start With Delays",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/south-africa-special-votes-start-with-delays",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T19:26:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/south-africa-special-voting-delays-780000-votes/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The electoral commission estimated 780,000 special votes on day one, as ballot delays hit Cape Town stations two days before Wednesday's local elections. The post South Africa Special Votes Start With Delays appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "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."
}