{
  "id": 18289519,
  "title": "Zuma makes plethora of promises as MK party takes early lead in KZN",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/zuma-makes-plethora-of-promises-as-mk-party-takes-early-lead-in-kzn",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T10:31:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-11-05-zuma-makes-plethora-of-promises-as-mk-party-takes-early-lead-in-kzn/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former President Jacob Zuma has pledged to aggressively tackle poverty and raise pensions as his uMkhonto weSizwe party secured an early lead in KwaZulu-Natal during vote counting.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "‘God had another plan’: MK party’s Mchunu defends Zuma as election results trickle in",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/god-had-another-plan-mk-partys-mchunu-defends-zuma-as-election",
        "published": "2026-11-05T06:16:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Zuma's MK Party grabs early lead in KZN",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/zumas-mk-party-grabs-early-lead-in-kzn",
        "published": "2026-11-05T06:53:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}