{
  "id": 584901,
  "title": "ANC mayoral hopefuls sent back to school before 2026 elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/anc-mayoral-hopefuls-sent-back-to-school-before-2026-elections",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T16:11:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-08-11-anc-mayoral-hopefuls-sent-back-to-school-before-2026-elections/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "ANC mayoral candidates are set to hold one week study at the party's school of governance led by its principal, former Gauteng premier David Makhura. The study leave is aimed at equipping the potential mayors on how to conduct themselves in media interviews, reading financial statements, ethical leadership, governance systems and service delivery imperatives.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}