{
  "id": 17991746,
  "title": "From Ulundi to PSL House, how politicians hijacked the Beautiful Game",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/from-ulundi-to-psl-house-how-politicians-hijacked-the-beautiful-game",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T16:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/sport/opinion/2026-11-03-from-ulundi-to-psl-house-how-politicians-hijacked-the-beautiful-game/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Anyone who still believes sport and politics don’t mix clearly hasn’t been paying attention to South Africa. From the anti-apartheid boycotts that helped secure our democracy right up to the state bankrolling VAR, the pitch and the corridors of power have always shared the same turf.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "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."
}