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  "id": 18066852,
  "title": "South Africa votes today: What you need to know about the 2026 local elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/south-africa-votes-today-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-2026-local",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T04:20:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/mercury/news/2026-11-04-south-africa-votes-today-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-2026-local-elections/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Voting stations are open from 7am to 9pm on Wednesday, 4 November. Here is what South African voters need to know about documents, voting locations, ballot papers and election-day rules.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: LIVE | South Africa votes in the 2026 local government election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/local-elections-2026-live-south-africa-votes-in-the-2026-local",
        "published": "2026-11-04T01:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "South Africa votes today as IEC declares readiness for polls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/south-africa-votes-today-as-iec-declares-readiness-for-polls",
        "published": "2026-11-04T01:48:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mail and Guardian",
        "title": "Sardine fishing in South Africa on hold after mass mortality linked to virus",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/sardine-fishing-in-south-africa-on-hold-after-mass-mortality-linked",
        "published": "2026-11-04T04:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "ANC faces anger over poor services as South Africans vote in local elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/anc-faces-anger-over-poor-services-as-south-africans-vote-in-local",
        "published": "2026-11-04T04:00:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "South Africans vote in local elections that could continue decline of ANC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/south-africans-vote-in-local-elections-that-could-continue-decline-of",
        "published": "2026-11-04T05:29:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}