{
  "id": 6115013,
  "title": "Matric, integrity or community support? Parties set out councillor criteria",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/matric-integrity-or-community-support-parties-set-out-councillor",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T07:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/thepost/news/2026-09-07-matric-integrity-or-community-support-parties-set-out-councillor-criteria/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Political parties in KwaZulu-Natal have outlined their requirements for councillor candidates, including education, community support, vetting, training and performance monitoring, ahead of the 2026 local government elections.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}