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  "id": 18745488,
  "title": "Five wards face recounts as IEC processes 197 election objections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/five-wards-face-recounts-as-iec-processes-197-election-objections",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T15:51:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/lge2026/2026-11-07-five-wards-face-recounts-as-iec-processes-197-election-objections/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The IEC has upheld two of 197 objections to South Africa’s 2026 local election results, ordering recounts in five wards before the final results are announced on Sunday.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Mail and Guardian",
        "title": "IEC orders recounts in five wards as election objections mount",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/iec-orders-recounts-in-five-wards-as-election-objections-mount",
        "published": "2026-11-07T15:58:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}