{
  "id": 2364440,
  "title": "Malatsi under fire as SABC fights for R120m election coverage funding",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/malatsi-under-fire-as-sabc-fights-for-r120m-election-coverage-funding",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T10:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-08-21-malatsi-under-fire-as-sabc-fights-for-r120m-election-coverage-funding/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The ANC has criticised Solly Malatsi over the SABC’s R120 million election funding shortfall, warning that the public broadcaster could face challenges preparing for and covering November’s local government elections.",
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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."
}