{
  "id": 6586976,
  "title": "Three councillor candidates dead as ANC calls for ‘West Gang’ crackdown in KZN",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/three-councillor-candidates-dead-as-anc-calls-for-west-gang-crackdown",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T12:24:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-09-10-three-councillor-candidates-dead-as-anc-calls-for-west-gang-crackdown-in-kzn/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has condemned targeted killings of councillor candidates and called for intensified police operations against the “West Gang” in parts of eThekwini.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/watch-three-policemen-came-into-my-room-while-i-was-naked-eden-park",
        "published": "2026-09-10T13:28:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}