{
  "id": 18281540,
  "title": "15.9 million voted, but IEC still has 800 complaints to resolve before final results",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/15-9-million-voted-but-iec-still-has-800-complaints-to-resolve-before",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T08:53:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/lge2026/2026-11-05-159-million-voted-but-iec-still-has-800-complaints-to-resolve-before-final-results/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "More than 15 million South Africans took part in the 2026 local government elections, according to the IEC, which has also received more than 800 complaints from political contestants over the electoral process.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}