{
  "id": 19113919,
  "title": "DA leads in five metros as ANC suffers fresh election setbacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/da-leads-in-five-metros-as-anc-suffers-fresh-election-setbacks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T07:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/sunday-tribune/news/2026-11-09-da-leads-in-five-metros-as-anc-suffers-fresh-election-setbacks/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The ANC remains South Africa’s biggest party nationally, but the DA leads in five metros and seven of the country’s eight major cities face coalition negotiations after the 2026 local government elections.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}