{
  "id": 19683848,
  "title": "ANC Western Cape begins pre-coalition talks in hung councils",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/anc-western-cape-begins-pre-coalition-talks-in-hung-councils",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T17:04:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/anc-western-cape-begins-pre-coalition-talks-with-other-parties/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The African National Congress (ANC) in the Western Cape has initiated pre-coalition negotiation talks with other competing parties in the region, following a local government election that left 16 councils in a hung status. ANC Spokesperson Sifiso Mtsweni announced that these preliminary discussions will be forwarded to the party's national structures for consideration. \"Including but not limited to municipalities like Witzenberg, Breede Valley, Langeberg, Cape Agulhas, Swellendam, Theewaterskloof, Cederberg, Matzikama, Saldanha Bay, Oudtshoorn, Knysna, Bitou and other parts of the province,\" Mtsweni listed some of the affected areas. The decision to establish a National Negotiating Team was made by the National Executive Committee, with the intention of examining the structure of coalition engagements at a provincial level. Mtsweni emphasized that these teams will engage in \"talks about talks,\" and once their final recommendations are approved, they will be submitted to the national team for a definitive decision.",
  "summary": "The province has 16 hung councils following the recent local government elections.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}