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  "id": 5430063,
  "title": "Battle for Joburg heats up",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/battle-for-joburg-heats-up",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T22:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/politics/2026-09-03-battle-for-joburg-heats-up/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Johannesburg's mayoral race is heating up as political veterans and rising contenders clash over solutions for failing infrastructure, service delivery, and coalition control ahead of the municipal elections.",
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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."
}