{
  "id": 733456,
  "title": "ANC says it can rescue Joburg, but where is the turnaround plan?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/anc-says-it-can-rescue-joburg-but-where-is-the-turnaround-plan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T03:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-08-13-anc-says-it-can-rescue-joburg-but-where-is-the-turnaround-plan/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "ANC NEC member Dickson Masemola says Johannesburg’s current problems were inherited from the DA-led coalition government that took over in 2016, and insists the ANC can fix the city.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "‘It’s not my fault’ motto cripples Joburg’s rescue efforts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/its-not-my-fault-motto-cripples-joburgs-rescue-efforts",
        "published": "2026-08-13T04:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}