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  "id": 3959339,
  "title": "MK Party to unveil metro mayoral candidates ahead of November local elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/mk-party-to-unveil-metro-mayoral-candidates-ahead-of-november-local",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T12:04:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-08-28-mk-party-to-unveil-metro-mayoral-candidates-ahead-of-november-local-elections/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The MK Party will unveil its mayoral candidates for South Africa’s metropolitan municipalities as it steps up its campaign ahead of the November 4 local government elections.",
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      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "MK Party to announce mayoral candidates for metros",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/mk-party-to-announce-mayoral-candidates-for-metros",
        "published": "2026-08-28T13:09:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Bongani Baloyi named MK Party’s Joburg candidate as other metro contenders unveiled",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/bongani-baloyi-named-mk-partys-joburg-candidate-as-other-metro",
        "published": "2026-08-28T15:04:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
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