{
  "id": 19929461,
  "title": "R1.6m salaries and benefits: What SA’s new mayors could earn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/r1-6m-salaries-and-benefits-what-sas-new-mayors-could-earn",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T06:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-11-14-r16m-salaries-and-benefits-what-sas-new-mayors-could-earn/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A breakdown of municipal salaries, allowances and benefits, how their pay is determined and what outgoing councillors stand to receive after the 2026 elections.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}