{
  "id": 18710479,
  "title": "Malema mocks Ndlozi for not voting: ‘It’s not normal’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/malema-mocks-ndlozi-for-not-voting-its-not-normal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T11:57:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/elections/malema-mocks-ndlozi-for-not-voting-its-not-normal/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "EFF leader Julius Malema has criticized former MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi for skipping the local government elections. Ndlozi argued that the black vote was too fragmented for it to be significant. Malema expressed his disapproval of Ndlozi's behavior, stating that not voting was not normal and counter-revolutionary. He reminded Ndlozi of the sacrifices made by others for the right to vote, including Thabo Mbeki, who risked his life and lost a child to ensure others could vote. Malema urged Ndlozi to reconsider his stance and emphasized the importance of exercising one's democratic rights.",
  "summary": "Ndlozi was not one of the nearly 16 million South Africans who turned out to cast their ballots this week.",
  "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."
}