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  "id": 7789240,
  "title": "More than 136,000 candidates cleared to contest November local government elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/more-than-136-000-candidates-cleared-to-contest-november-local",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T12:58:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-09-16-more-than-136000-candidates-cleared-to-contest-november-local-government-elections/"
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  "summary": "The race for South Africa’s local councils has intensified, with more than 136,000 candidates cleared to contest the November 4 local government elections.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/abbas-in-cairo-for-talks-with-el-sisi-as-palestinian-factions",
        "published": "2026-09-16T12:31:35.000Z"
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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."
}