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  "id": 7583219,
  "title": "‘Social media politicians’ biggest risk to Western Cape politics, says Fransman",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/social-media-politicians-biggest-risk-to-western-cape-politics-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capeargus/news/2026-09-15-social-media-politicians-biggest-risk-to-western-cape-politics-says-fransman/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "PMC leader Marius Fransman says the rise of influencers and content creators in politics risks undermining “mature politics” and investment in the Western Cape.",
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      },
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      }
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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."
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