{
  "id": 18118275,
  "title": "IEC opens case after special-voting ballot box stolen in eThekwini",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/iec-opens-case-after-special-voting-ballot-box-stolen-in-ethekwini",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T11:29:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/lge2026/2026-11-04-iec-opens-case-after-special-voting-ballot-box-stolen-in-ethekwini/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Voting was delayed at Mnyameni Secondary School after the box and security pack were stolen, but the IEC says Election Day ballot papers were not affected and replacement material was issued.",
  "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."
}