{
  "id": 6929445,
  "title": "Lungisa takes ANC, Mbalula to court over mayoral list omission",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/lungisa-takes-anc-mbalula-to-court-over-mayoral-list-omission",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T13:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/weekend-argus/news/2026-09-12-lungisa-takes-anc-mbalula-to-court-over-mayoral-list-omission/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "ANC NEC member Andile Lungisa has launched urgent legal proceedings against the party and secretary general Fikile Mbalula, challenging his removal from the party’s Nelson Mandela Bay mayoral candidate list.",
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Andile Lungisa challenges removal from ANC candidate list in court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/andile-lungisa-challenges-removal-from-anc-candidate-list-in-court",
        "published": "2026-09-12T13:49:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Mbalula says the courts will handle Andile’s removal from the list",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/mbalula-says-the-courts-will-handle-andiles-removal-from-the-list",
        "published": "2026-09-12T16:01:05.000Z"
      }
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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."
}