{
  "id": 18135581,
  "title": "Ballot shortages and technical glitches disrupt voting as frustrated residents are turned away",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/ballot-shortages-and-technical-glitches-disrupt-voting-as-frustrated",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T14:37:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-11-04-ballot-shortages-and-technical-glitches-disrupt-voting-as-frustrated-residents-are-turned-away/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Voting was disrupted across several stations due to technical glitches, missing ballots, and voters roll errors, leading to long delays and rising tensions.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}