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  "id": 7774874,
  "title": "Electoral Court dismisses ANC case over councillor candidate submissions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/electoral-court-dismisses-anc-case-over-councillor-candidate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T11:13:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/politics/2026-09-16-electoral-court-dismisses-anc-case-over-councillor-candidate-submissions/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Electoral Court has dismissed the ANC's challenge regarding the submission of councillor candidate lists to the IEC, leaving the party unable to field 181 councillors unless appealed.",
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "ANC loses Electoral Court battle over disputed candidate lists",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/anc-loses-electoral-court-battle-over-disputed-candidate-lists",
        "published": "2026-09-16T09:20:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Court dismisses ANC’s candidates lists application",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/court-dismisses-ancs-candidates-lists-application",
        "published": "2026-09-16T10:41:23.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}