{
  "id": 17999568,
  "title": "Over 1.4 million South Africans cast special votes: IEC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/over-1-4-million-south-africans-cast-special-votes-iec",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T17:48:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/1174407-2/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Electoral Commission (IEC) reported that over 1.4 million South Africans cast their votes during the final two days of special voting for the 2026 municipal elections. Mosotho Moepya, Chairperson of the Commission, confirmed this figure at a media briefing in Johannesburg. The special votes have been securely stored and will be counted alongside the ballots from Election Day, November 4th. Of the 1,425,942 voters who cast special votes, 974,852 did so at designated voting stations, while 451,090 voted through home visits. Gauteng had the highest number of special votes, with nearly 265,000 recorded, followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 209,000, the Eastern Cape with over 207,000, and Limpopo with close to 181,000.",
  "summary": "Gauteng has recorded the highest number of special votes during the two-day special voting.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Over 1.4 million voters cast ballots early as IEC pledges readiness for election day",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/over-1-4-million-voters-cast-ballots-early-as-iec-pledges-readiness",
        "published": "2026-11-03T17:42:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}