{
  "id": 6100762,
  "title": "ANC appoints Pat Marran as MPL as Western Cape candidate disputes deepen",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/anc-appoints-pat-marran-as-mpl-as-western-cape-candidate-disputes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T04:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capeargus/news/2026-09-07-anc-appoints-pat-marran-as-mpl-as-western-cape-candidate-disputes-deepen/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pat Marran has replaced Benson Ngqentsu as an ANC MPL, while a Western Cape High Court order blocks disputed ANC candidates in two Cape Town wards.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}