{
  "id": 19113921,
  "title": "‘We were told we were crazy': EThekwini Ratepayers’ Political Movement wins two council seats",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/we-were-told-we-were-crazy-ethekwini-ratepayers-political-movement",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-09T06:56:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/mercury/news/2026-11-09-we-were-told-we-were-crazy-ethekwini-ratepayers-political-movement-wins-two-council-seats/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The EThekwini Ratepayers Political Movement won two council seats, giving the residents’ group a platform to pursue accountability and ratepayer interests from inside the municipality.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}