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  "id": 18908227,
  "title": "ANC suffers major setback in South Africa’s local elections as coalition talks loom",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/anc-suffers-major-setback-in-south-africas-local-elections-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T09:30:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Africa Feeds",
    "slug": "africa-feeds",
    "url": "https://africafeeds.com/2026/11/08/anc-suffers-major-setback-in-south-africas-local-elections-as-coalition-talks-loom/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) is facing fresh political pressure after suffering significant losses in last week’s municipal elections, setting the stage for difficult coalition negotiations across several key cities. With nearly all votes counted, the ANC had secured about 31% of the national vote, ahead of the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), which […] The post…",
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        "published": "2026-11-08T05:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "ANC suffers historic defeat in South Africa local elections as vote share falls to 31%",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/anc-suffers-historic-defeat-in-south-africa-local-elections-as-vote",
        "published": "2026-11-08T06:41:46.000Z"
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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."
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