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  "id": 19499093,
  "title": "The election we celebrated, the women we forgot - South Africa's gender transformation in reverse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/the-election-we-celebrated-the-women-we-forgot-south-africas-gender",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T12:45:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
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    "url": "https://mg.co.za/thought-leader/2026-11-11-the-election-we-celebrated-the-women-we-forgot-south-africa-s-gender-transformation-in-reverse/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "While South Africa's 2024 elections ushered in a new democratic coalition era, female political representation suffered a significant decline, highlighting the urgent need for legislated gender parity.",
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