{
  "id": 17932347,
  "title": "ELECTIONS 2026 | Why your municipal vote is a vote for public health",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/elections-2026-why-your-municipal-vote-is-a-vote-for-public-health",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-03T07:16:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Health-e News",
    "slug": "health-e-news",
    "url": "https://health-e.org.za/2026/11/03/elections-2026-why-your-municipal-vote-is-a-vote-for-public-health/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Health-e News ELECTIONS 2026 | Why your municipal vote is a vote for public health As millions of South Africans head to the polling stations tomorrow to cast their votes in the local elections, the quality of municipal basic services – and how they directly impact our daily lives and health – is at the forefront of voters’ minds. The constitutional responsibilities of local government are really…",
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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."
}