{
  "id": 7797102,
  "title": "ANC will not field candidates in two municipalities after court ruling",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/anc-will-not-field-candidates-in-two-municipalities-after-court-ruling",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T13:36:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-09-16-anc-will-not-field-candidates-in-two-municipalities-after-court-ruling/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The ANC will not field candidates in two Eastern Cape municipalities, while losing some PR candidates in four others, after the Electoral Court dismissed its challenge over 181 candidates.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}