{
  "id": 18126073,
  "title": "The battle for Emfuleni: ANC's Mako and DA's Chabalala face off in local elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/the-battle-for-emfuleni-ancs-mako-and-das-chabalala-face-off-in-local",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T13:01:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/lge2026/2026-11-04-the-battle-for-emfuleni-ancs-mako-and-das-chabalala-face-off-in-local-elections/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "ANC mayor Hassan Mako and DA mayoral candidate Kingsol Chabalala expressed confidence in their chances of taking control of Emfuleni as they cast their votes in the local government elections.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}