{
  "id": 17968043,
  "title": "37% of approved KZN special votes cast as IEC reports security incidents",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/37-of-approved-kzn-special-votes-cast-as-iec-reports-security",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-03T13:19:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/mercury/news/2026-11-03-37-of-approved-kzn-special-votes-cast-as-iec-reports-security-incidents/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The IEC says 133,931 special votes were cast in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday, while police intervened in several incidents involving attempts to access election-material storage facilities.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}