{
  "id": 3479496,
  "title": "IEC warns parties, candidates: no late submissions after Friday deadline",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/iec-warns-parties-candidates-no-late-submissions-after-friday-deadline",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T09:24:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-08-26-iec-warns-parties-candidates-no-late-submissions-after-friday-deadline/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Political parties and independent candidates have until Friday to complete their nominations, as the IEC prepares to move into the post-nomination phase ahead of November’s local 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."
}