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  "id": 4590632,
  "title": "ANC wields axe on Western Cape councillors after defections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/anc-wields-axe-on-western-cape-councillors-after-defections",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T07:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capeargus/news/2026-08-31-anc-wields-axe-on-western-cape-councillors-after-defections/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Western Cape ANC says it has notified municipalities of councillor expulsions linked to rival party lists, while a Cape Town councillor threatens legal action after being removed from the party’s election candidate list.",
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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."
}