{
  "id": 6137402,
  "title": "2026 Local Government Elections: Who is running for mayor in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban and other metros?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/2026-local-government-elections-who-is-running-for-mayor-in-cape-town",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/the-star/2026-09-07-2026-local-government-elections-who-is-running-for-mayor-in-cape-town-johannesburg-durban-and-other-metros/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Political parties have started revealing who they want to lead South Africa's major metros after November's elections, while the ANC's unusual selection process has left 42 potential candidates waiting.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}